The 2000 Presidential Elections: The Political Taste and Aftertaste
The first relatively free and fair elections to the Congress of People's Deputies of the USSR took place on March 26, 1989. These elections gave a strong impetus to the…
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Why the Russian Economy is Unlikely to Become a New ‘Asian Tiger’
With the new president Vladimir Putin taking office in March 2000, there has been an array of predictions that acceleration of the economic reform process, accompanied by the strengthening of…
Can Putin Rebuild the Russian State?
During his first year as president, Vladimir Putin has repeatedly declared that the rebuilding of the Russian state is his very highest priority. Indeed, on this score there is now…
Consolidation of the State and Economic Policy Scenarios Under Putin
Russia is currently on the edge of a third stage of economic and political reform. The first stage (1985-1991) was political liberalization. Transformation of the communist political and ideological regime…
Still Hobbling Along: An Update on the Russian Banking System
In the aftermath of Russia's August 1998 financial crisis, many observers had hoped that genuine reform and restructuring would occur in the Russian banking sector. Unfortunately, almost two years after…
The Importance of the Politics of Friendship for Contemporary Russia
Some observers hold that the friendship ties that are so prevalent in post-Communist Russia may prove to be a saving grace for the country. With other resources for ensuring peaceful…
Putin and the Provinces
Since Vladimir Putin became Prime Minister of Russia in August 1999, and especially since he assumed the presidency on December 31, he has placed a high priority on reasserting federal…
Russia’s Policy on Nonproliferation Under Putin
On April 24, 2000, in New York, the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference will open to review continued implementation of the treaty. This is the first conference of the signatory…
Alexander Solzhenitsyn as a Mirror of the Russian Counter-Revolution
Seemingly worried about recent trends in Russian government policies that call into question freedom of speech and private property, Anatoly Chubais–a pioneer of Russian economic reforms–suddenly declared this September that…
Putin and the Military: How Long Will the Honeymoon Last?
Russian President Vladimir Putin aggressively wooed the man in uniform during his victorious campaign for the Kremlin, from the time of his appointment as prime minister in August 1999 until…