Russia’s Struggle for its Soul by Michael J. Economides
"From the outside it looks like that Russia is in an obvious tag of war between the conservative siloviki, that have apparently won almost all battles in the last few years and the “liberals” headed by the minister of trade and economic development, German Gref and, presumably, the tight-lipped man that would be president, Gazprom’s chairman Dmitry Medvedev. The struggle is not just because of the upcoming elections next year to replace President Vladimir Putin but what is at stake is Russia’s economic and civic soul. What country is Russia going to be?
Gref now calls for increasing investment from outside, assuring investors that their money is safe, that “property rights remain intact,” that his government will adhere to the liberal economic policies of the new Russia. "
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