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Yes, the Russian government no doubt sees the problem, and is attempting to fix it, but since they started doing this recently, the ground reality has not changed yet. As a result, there is a growing number of dissenters, if I may use that word. If and when the situation improves, Putin will be...

The Russian economy is deeply flawed structurally. The biggest firms are state funded and have a monopoly. Entrepreneurship is minimal in Russia. Their tender processes are similar to our 2G scam, but no one bothers. Even with all their scientific expertise, they have a minimal presence in the...

From my conversations with Russians my age in Moscow, the sentiment against Putin is widespread. The Russian economy is doing very badly, and is much worse off that what the Russian media reports. When you hear about the corruption there, especially with the police and low level government...