Russia's Addiction: How Oil, Gas, and the Soviet Legacy Have Shaped a Nation's Fate

by Barry W. Ickes, Clifford G. Gaddy, Barry William Ickes

Russia's dependence on its oil and gas wealth is much deeper than generally recognized. Since their privatization in the 1990s, a small number of oligarchs have taken control of the economy, and the fates of millions of Russians. Vladimir Putin's system of personal protection has been successful in keeping peace among these oligarchs and Russia's industrial heartland--but can it continue?
In Russia's Addiction, Clifford Gaddy and Barry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815727704
• ISBN13: 9780815727705
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 240 Pages