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Sonin: I do not foresee the lifting of sanctions under the current Russian regime

(BBC) The weed-filled belt of abandoned industrial plants in south-east Moscow looks like a war zone. In fact, this is indeed where Moscow film-makers come when they need to film a fire…

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Kremlin Could Turn the Economy Around

(The Moscow Times) A distinct note of hopelessness crept into official government statements regarding the economy in February. The problems the country is facing are obvious, but what are lacking are new proposals for solving them and new people ready…

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Sonin: Russia is at war with the United States, so why bother about the small battleground, the economy?

(The New York Times) DONETSK, Ukraine — Unexpectedly, at the height of the Ukrainian winter, war has exploded anew on a half-dozen battered fronts across eastern Ukraine, accompanied by increasing…

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Russia’s Economic Crisis Is Just Getting Started

(St. Petersburg Times) The ruble price of the dollar rose by more than 20 percent on Dec. 15-16, 2014, and now that the currency markets have calmed down a bit,…

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Sonin: Everything in our foreign policy this year has been a political mistake invariably leading to economic woes

(Los Angeles Times) The Russian ruble hit a record low Monday as the country's economy continued to reel from the combined effect of slumping oil prices and international sanctions. The…

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Ruble’s Fall Echoes 1991, Not 1998

(Moscow Times) The ruble-to-dollar exchange rate dominated headlines this week, falling to a record low of 42 rubles to the U.S. dollar. Considering the extraordinary events of recent months, why would anyone but a historian take any…

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Sonin: Shrinking oil prices will cause problems for Russia’s budget

(The Guardian) The sudden slump in oil prices, which have fallen 15% in the past three months, has sent tremors through the capitals of the world’s great oil powers, many…

России не нужны госкорпорации, нанотехнологии и Чубайс

(ФИНАМ) В СССР большая часть инноваций сводилась к повторению уже сделанного — У экономиста должно быть преимущество: простые модели помогают понять смысл происходящего. Вот «Роснано», госфирма с задачей вкладывать в…

Последствия выбора

(Эхо Москвы) С одной стороны, невозможно жить в Москве – и тем более возвращаться в неё, как я сегодня после четырёх прекрасных дней в Принстоне – без спокойствия и оптимизма.…

Экономика школьной формы

(Ведомости) В первый момент инициатива о введении обязательной школьной формы показалась просто очередным пунктом в эклектичном перечне «назад в СССР», который стремительно пополняется последний год. Некоторая часть этих пунктов, пусть и оформленная уже в виде…

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PONARS Eurasia Podcast

Sonin

Sonin: I do not foresee the lifting of sanctions under the current Russian regime

Kremlin Could Turn the Economy Around

Sonin: Russia is at war with the United States, so why bother about the small battleground, the economy?

Russia’s Economic Crisis Is Just Getting Started

Sonin: Everything in our foreign policy this year has been a political mistake invariably leading to economic woes

Ruble’s Fall Echoes 1991, Not 1998

Sonin: Shrinking oil prices will cause problems for Russia’s budget

России не нужны госкорпорации, нанотехнологии и Чубайс

Последствия выбора

Экономика школьной формы