Krugman on the Russian Economy
Over at the NYT, Paul Krugman has written some interesting posts on Russia’s economic woes: Putin on the Fritz; The Ruble and the Textbooks; Notes
December 19, 2014
Capitalism
The Cost of Crimea
If and when Russia absorbs Crimea, acquiring the peninsula isn’t going to come cheap. The real cost of Crimea might not be sanctions from the
March 8, 2014
Few Answers for Ukraine’s Economy
My article in Warscapes, “Ukraine’s Economy: Between a Rock and a Hard Place“: Note: Due to rapidly developing events on the ground in Ukraine, some
February 23, 2014
Review: Putin’s Games
http://english.share.rferl.org/flashembed.aspx?t=vid&id=25191947&w=640&h=363&skin=embeded My column for Russia Magazine, “Palaces in Sochi on Monday,” Until recently, Sochi was mostly viewed in the context of Russia’s anti-homosexuality laws. No
January 17, 2014
Sochi’s Exploited Labor
My new Russia Magazine column, “Sochi’s Workers: Invisible and Expendable,” “The final stage in such a massive undertaking is always difficult,” Putin told officials in a
December 19, 2013
Ukraine’s EU Association is a Bad Deal
Yesterday, I suggested that Ukrainian protesters are fetishizing Europe. My single point was that in doing this, Ukrainians’ favoring the association agreement with the EU
December 3, 2013
Thoughts on Ukraine
I don’t follow Ukrainian internal politics too closely, but I thought I would offer some thoughts on what is clearly a “revolutionary situation.” The basic
December 2, 2013
Raiding the Biryulyovo Spoils
This week’s Russia Magazine column, “The Economic Spoils of the Biryulyovo Riot,” on the possible reiderstvo of the Pokrovskii fruit and vegetable warehouse. Residents of
October 17, 2013
Russia’s Haves and Have-Nots
This week’s Russia Magazine column, “Russia’s Widening Wealth Inequality,” The Putin years have been financially good for many Russians. Petrodollars have trickled down to a
October 10, 2013
Russia’s Prisoners Labor for the Market
This week’s Russia Magazine column, “The Gulag but Now with a Brutal Commercial Grin,” The political and moral power of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova’s letter describing the
October 3, 2013
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