Under Yeltsin, the so-called "oligarchs"
a. opposed Yeltsin's bid for reelection in 1996.
b. were financially disadvantaged by Yeltsin's policy of shock therapy.
c. were a force for democratic change.
d. were ruined, left the country, or withdrew from politics after the collapse of the currency in 1998.
e. favored a return of traditional Communist economic policies.
d
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