Sorry? Jordan is in the Middle East so i am confused. I am not elite.
You could try to state Your interests in higher education, 'cause if You will choose to study Science, Mathematics, CS or maybe Engeneering, then You'll be free of gifts and bribes for sure. If You will choose Medicine, Economics, Social Sciences or Engeneering, then You should be careful with the University that You're choosing, 'cause some of them are really corrupted. And if You want to study Humanities or Sociology in Russia, then You should know, that
it's a really bad idea.
Besides, the best Universities in different areas of study are located in a few major cities in Russia, such as Moscow, Saint Petersburg (SpB), Ekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Kazan, Tomsk and a few more. Some of them are really far from the city You are going to move to. Therefore You should be aware of such things as the tuition fees, rental fee, cost of tickets and so on, when You'll be choosing the University.
For example, the tution fee for
bachelor Physics programm in Tomsk State University is 94680 rubles (approx. 1600 USD), while in
Moscow State University it is 325000 rubles (approx. 5500 USD). And the cost of living in Moscow is significantly higher, than in Tomsk.
P.S.:
I want to study either CS or Economics. How come some subjects I have to bribe but others no?