Putin and the Russian Military
When Vladimir Putin came to power in 2000, first as the appointed acting president and then as the duly elected leader of Russia, many people predicted that it heralded the…
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Exchange Rate Policy After the Currency Crisis: Walking the Tightrope
Although the August 1998 currency crisis came as a surprise to at least some observers, the rapid recovery of the Russian economy after the crisis was even more unexpected. Unlike…
Accessing the Inaccessible: The Case for Opening Up Russia’s Closed Cities
The selling of weapons-related nuclear knowledge by Russian scientists for economic gain constitutes a threat to US national security. Some estimate that the number of Russian scientists seeking permanent employment…
Russia’s Periphery in the Global Arena: Do Regions Matter in the Kremlin’s Foreign Policy?
The conventional wisdom is that since the collapse of Communism the regions and republics of the Russian Federation have taken advantage of political and economic decentralization to articulate and conduct…
Too Much of a Good Thing? High Oil Prices and Russian Monetary Policy
The gloom that followed the August 1998 financial crisis has given way, in some circles, to euphoria. In the first half of 2000, the Russian economy grew by 7.5% compared…
Will the West Reduce Russia’s Debt?
Having successfully rescheduled its debt to foreign commercial banks through the London Club last fall and obtained a reduction of principal and interest rates, Russia now turns to the Paris…
Power as Patronage: Russian Parties and Russian Democracy
"These elections are not about issues, they are about power." During the Russian parliamentary elections in December 1999 any number of people could claim this statement. This characterization–along with the…
The Limited Reach of Russia’s Party System: Under-Institutionalization in the Provinces
With the 1999 elections to the State Duma completed and a new president recently elected, a Russian party system, although fragile, is perceptible. Party factions are active and somewhat enduring…
Supporting Democratic Institutions Rather than ‘democrats’ in Russia
In the period leading up to Vladimir Putin's decisive victory in the first round of Russia's presidential election, individual personalities and not democratic institutions once more became the focus of…
Will Russia Go for a Military Victory in Chechnya?
Six full weeks after the December 1999 parliamentary elections, Russian troops managed to raise their flags over the familiar ruins of the presidential palace in Grozny. Victory has been proclaimed…