The conjunction of oil and Russia’s economic recovery in 1999-2004 links many themes. On September 16, 1998, the … Central Bank of Russia mandated repatriation of 50 percent of foreign exchange revenues. On December 31, 1998, it raised the …, world oil prices started to climb. The Central Bank of Russia subsequently reduced the mandated repatriation rate from 50 to …

Introduction : why Russia matters and how -- Russia's historical roots -- Russia's new political system and succession … policies -- Challenges of demography and health -- Are Russians moving backwards? -- Russia as a post-imperial power -- Summing … up the balance sheet : implications for US policy toward Russia -- Fact sheet on Russia, 2000-2008 …

We are working towards filling the last remaining gap in the historical national accounts of Russia and the USSR in the … Russia's troubled twentieth century. …