challenges on Russia. It addresses main collisions that have emerged in recent years, including the proliferation of etatism and … the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. This is the foundation which we set for discussing Russia's economic agenda. …

international actors (namely the European Union (EU) and Russia) can explain the persistence of the authoritarian regime in Belarus … significant Russian influence. Apart from the absence of substantial linkages between Belarus and the EU, such factors as Russia …