The market’s collapse, down 57% since May, is linked to the dysfunctional nature of the Russian state and economy. Nearly every aspect of commerce in Russia is deeply entangled with state power, if not with Mr. Putin personally. This, for obvious reasons, does not comfort most investors.
One famous investor in particular was worried about the [...]
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Putin Is Ruining Russia’s Economy
Posted by Matt in September 19th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Russia, Collapse, Doing Business, Earnings, Investments, Investor, Investors, Mr Putin, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, Russia Economy, Russia S Economy, Russian Economy, Russian State, Wsj
What Is Russia Afraid Of?
Posted by Matt in August 19th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Russia, West, Arrogance, Baltic States, Elections, Fear, Freedom, Nationalism, Open Hostility, Orange Revolution, Regimes, Revolutions, Russia, Russian Leadership, Russian State, Street Demonstrations, Ukraine
The spread of freedom and the West standing up to it.
The Russian state’s open hostility, not only toward Georgia but also toward Ukraine and the Baltic states, is, in this sense, partly ideological. Genuine elections have taken place in all these countries; people who have not been preselected by the ruling oligarchy sometimes gain wealth [...]
Western flattery ignores the dark reality of Russia
Posted by Matt in July 10th, 2008 | 1 comment
Published in Russia, West, Contradictory Statements, Dark Reality, democracy, Dmitri Medvedev, Europe, Flattery, G-8, George Orwell, High Profile, Phrase, Political Competition, Pundits, Role Reversal, Russia, Russian President, Russian State, Truth, Western Politicians
Recently we have witnessed a flurry of high-profile and contradictory statements on the Russian state. In a role reversal, Russia’s leaders have been abnormally candid while several prominent western politicians and pundits have lavished undeserved praise.
Russian president Dmitri Medvedev was bold enough last week to state that democracy is irrelevant to the Group of Eight [...]
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