Russia isn't really what i know most about... but if you want an account of violence and capitalism, you should try the Great Transformation by Karl Polanyi... but you may have already read that.

Otherwise, most of the foreword by stiglitz is on google books. there

Rien n'est gratuit en ce bas monde. Tout s'expie, le bien comme le mal, se paie tot ou tard. Le bien c'est beaucoup plus cher, forcement. Celine