The logo of Alfa Bank, Russia's privately-held lender is seen behind a huge monument to Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the USSR, in Moscow on June 5, 2026. Alfa Bank is the largest private bank in Russia, was founded in 1990 by Russian businessman, who is still the only representative of big business in Russia who has managed to preserve his bank, which has been the largest private bank in Russia for many years, since the early 1990s. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP via Getty Images)