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Vladislav Inozemtsev wonders whether the increased taxes can be successfully collected and whether they can help to fulfil the main task of Putin’s fifth term of office
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Vladislav Inozemtsev explains why the Kremlin is likely to opt for a «commercial army»
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on why exaggerating the problems of the Russian military-industrial complex is a dangerous strategy
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Vladislav Inozemtsev discusses Russia’s growing ambitions in Africa
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Vladislav Inozemtsev explains how the sanctions have become an instrument of unfair competition among Ukraine's allies
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Vladislav Inozemtsev investigates how sanctions and forced pivot to Global South are denting Russia’s trade balance
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on the challenges Russian labour market faces today
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Vladislav Inozemtsev demonstrates how Putin’s regime is turning death into a rational choice
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Vladislav Inozemtsev reflects on whether Russia can actually challenge the hegemony of the US dollar
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on the difficulties and costs for Western companies seeking an exit from the Russian market
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Vladislav Inozemtsev argues that Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow demonstrated the limits of China-Russia relations
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on the political passivity of super-rich Russians
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Vladislav Inozemtsev analyses the transformation of the oil market in 2023
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Vladislav Inozemtsev anticipates a year of mounting war costs and bleak economic prospects
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on the prospect of «exit visas»
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on how Putin lost the gas war with Europe
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Vladislav Inozemtsev looks at the new norm in Russia’s economy: a foreign trade surplus coupled with a chronic deficit in the federal budget
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Vladislav Inozemtsev analyses the causes and consequences of the current energy crisis
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Vladislav Inozemtsev outlines how the Russian economy is adapting to the new circumstances
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Vladislav Inozemtsev writes about the Russians who are most affected by the economic impact of the war
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on whether the future of the Russian economy will resemble the late Soviet Union or Russia of the 1990s
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on whether it is possible to propose an alternative strategy that would allow supporting the European economy and at the same time putting pressure on Russia
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on the likelihood of an imminent default in Russia
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Vladislav Inozemtsev looks into how Russia’s economy will be impacted by Vladimir Putin’s invasion
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Vladislav Inozemtsev discusses the economic and social parallels between Russia and Kazakhstan
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on why 2022 could be a fateful year for Russia
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on the economic "cost of the epidemic" and impact of high energy prices on long-term development
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on what the new technological revolution may entail for Russia
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on how the sanctions policy against Moscow has become a stage setting for interstate communication instead of a means of persuasion
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on the medium-term consequences of the current rise in oil prices
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Vladislav Inozemtsev ponders Russians’ unique fear of the future
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on why Putin’s Russia is a corporation rather than a state
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on the threat of ‘radical sanctions’ against sovereign debt for Russia
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on what the COVID-19 pandemic means for the Eurasian Economic Union
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Vladislav Inozemtsev explains why 2020 is far from over
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on how Russian authorities are losing the battle against COVID-19
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on why sanctions against Moscow have not yet brought the desired results
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Vladislav Inozemtsev puzzles over the constantly changing electoral rules in Russia and their role in power preservation
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Vladislav Inozemtsev looks at new attempts by the state to squeeze Russian taxpayers
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Vladislav Inozemtsev is worried about how Covid-19 is sending Russia’s transport sector off the rails
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on what awaits Russia in the coming months
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on how the coronavirus will help citizens ‘swallow’ both the economic recession and constitutional reform
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As prices per barrel plummet, Vladislav Inozemtsev considers the latest standoff between Russia and Saudi Arabia
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on how the coronavirus is affecting the Russian economy
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In recent decades, writes Vladislav Inozemtsev, Russia’s economy, society, and geopolitical standing have become prisoners to China’s success — to a far greater extent than the authorities and ordinary citizens are prepared to recognise
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on Minister Oreshkin’s dubious optimism about the Russian economy in a world of low oil prices
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Russia has yet again gone down a path towards national humiliation, writes Vladislav Inozemtsev
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Russia’s economic forums make a big splash, but their real influence is overblown, writes Vladislav Inozemtsev
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Vladislav Inozemtsev on the inevitability of another recession in Russia
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Vladislav Inozemtsev looks at what lies behind a wave of pessimism sweeping the Russian population
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Vladislav Inozemtsev reflects on the state of Russia’s economy at the end of this year and challenges it faces at the start of the next
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Too often development policies in Russia are geared towards its mega cities and border areas -- all at the expense of smaller towns and rural areas. As wealth inequalities spiral out of control, that has to change.
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An ambitious round of social welfare spending and greater worker protections are the Kremlin’s only refuge from voter dismay
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Why is the Rouble sliding? Do Russia’s financial authorities find this too problematic?
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Why has the Kremlin unexpectedly decided to introduce such an unpopular and politically dangerous pension reform?
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Putin’s programme for his next term in office is based on a pledge to pump at least 30 trillion roubles into the Russian economy. He doesn’t say where it will come from.
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What is the advantage of Putin's policy?