An important Russian economist and politician takes a long view of economic history and Russia's development. … Different Path -- 6. The Phenomenon of Antiquity -- 7. Capitalism and the Rise of Europe -- Part 3 The Trajectory of Russia …'s Development -- 8. Particular Features of Russia's Economic Development -- 9. The Collapse of an Empire -- Part 4 Major Issues of …

about Russia's economy. Circulated at the highest levels of the Russian and U.S. governments and reported in leading … publications worldwide, their thesis--that Russia's economy is based on illusion or pretense about nearly every important economic … of Russia's economy has resisted reform. Gaddy and Ickes now use the virtual economy concept to project the near- and …

evident today than in Putin's management of Russia's natural resource-based economy.Yuval Weber provides a concise economic … history of modern Russia, which explains how its economy works both at an economic level but also strategically serving its … fractured global economy, an illuminating historical perspective on Russia's political economy and the power structures …