Andrei Zaostrovtsev is lecturer at the M-Centre at the European University, St. Petersburg and professor of the Higher School of Economics
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Published in: oDRRussia’s pension impasse – is there a way out?One way Vladimir Putin has retained his popularity among Russians has been by increasing retirement pensions and...
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Published in: oDRRussia: an Oprichnik economyOwning a business in Russia today is a hazardous affair: each year thousands of companies close after their owners...
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Published in: oDRPrivatisation, but no private propertyPrivatisation was one of the beacon words of Yeltsin’s presidency, but, with the possible exception of housing,...
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Published in: oDRNot poverty, but lack of freedom
International economic indicators suggest that Russia’s problems are not those of the developing world. Relatively...
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