

Of course there are donations, but that is not the point of the phrase.
There are no philanthropic billionaires, because they would have started giving away their wealth before even getting close to a billion.
All these people do is buying a little peace of mind.
Curious that there is a gap in the Soviet legislative elections around 1940. I wonder why that is.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Legislative_elections_in_the_Soviet_Union
“Went to war” I see they lowered the price for antifreeze. Please stay off of it.