economic and political institutions in Russia. In particular, we find that Russian 'oligarchs' do control a substantial part of …

We trace the rise of the so called oligarchs in post-Soviet Russia and examine their relationship to income … distribution in Russia. When Russia moved to a market economy in the 1990s a new business elite evolved. Russia's distinctive path …

for Russia, most existing studies assign a negative role to the economy-elites in the country's economic and political … development. The weakness of the middle class in Russia during the period under discussion in this study created a vacuum in the …. This Study attempts to provide a balanced view of the topic and suggests that since Russia has never been a democracy, its …

Russia's political executive with the 'oligarchs'. It shows how Putin's crackdown on this elite group led big business to … discuss why Yukos and its CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky were targeted by Russia's political authorities and the resultant … towards greater authoritarianism in Russia." …

for Russia, most existing studies assign a negative role to the economy-elites in the country's economic and political … development. The weakness of the middle class in Russia during the period under discussion in this study created a vacuum in the …. This Study attempts to provide a balanced view of the topic and suggests that since Russia has never been a democracy, its …