engltrans Aug 30, 2009:

one more:)) fighting nail and tooth over spoils
http://foreignnotes.blogspot.com/2007/04/one-reason-for-poli...

engltrans Aug 30, 2009:

Oh, thanks a lot! )) One more: distribution of the loot - http://www.liveinternet.ru/showjournal.php?journalid=1162912...

Victor Zagria (asker) Aug 30, 2009:

to engletrans: well, quite a gallery! Thank you ever so much!<br>Colleague, I feel punchy of this array! Very good suggestions and links, indeed! Where's yours, engletrans? Oh, now I see it...

engltrans Aug 29, 2009:

embezzlement and pilfering

engltrans Aug 29, 2009:

Grab-what-you-can privatization – «Прихватизация»
http://lib.rus.ec/b/131288/read

engltrans Aug 29, 2009:

Grab-what-you-can privatization – «Прихватизация»
http://lib.rus.ec/b/131288/read

engltrans Aug 29, 2009:

some more: fight over the loot, share loot
http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst;jsessionid=KZLJy4Bp...

engltrans Aug 29, 2009:

Just have a look!
http://www.allbusiness.com/specialty-businesses/119943-1.htm...
Are you hesitating yet?

engltrans Aug 29, 2009:

what about "laying one's hands on something"?

Victor Zagria (asker) Aug 29, 2009:

I do appreciate everybody's participation and the efforts in atteching the links and explanations. I've consulted Mustytran and google and am still hesitant.. In my humbliest opinion, 'fleecing' relates to gambles and dirty bizes, pillaging refers the meaning to the severe rules of the state of war. I'm not in any way stating that MT is the 'top authority' and am not inclined to 100% rely on it, but... it gives 'deriban' as 'carve up'. You know, the the fragment is talking about association of vested interests and state power aimed at illegal or undercover post-privatization.. The objects being state enterprises, forests, vast land plots, industries (whole branches)...