As repeatedly noted by Mark Adomanis, the Russian liberals and the Western media have predicted about 10 of the last zero Russian revolutions. Likewise, the “Jasmine Revolution” in China that was the subject of so much talk about a year ago has fizzled out like a wet firework. Meanwhile, the Arab world remains in the […]
BRIC’s of Stability: Why Occupy Wall Street Isn’t Coming To Moscow Or Beijing
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was written by Anatoly Karlin for AK's Blog on November 7, 2011 .83 Comments
Russia’s Economic “Stagnation” In Global Perspective
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was written by Anatoly Karlin for Da Russophile on July 14, 2011 .38 Comments
Иn the wake of the 2009 recession, declinist rhetoric has come to dominate discussion of Russia’s economic prospects. Jim O’Neill, the founder of the BRIC’s concept, has his work cut out defending Russia’s expulsion from the group in favor of Indonesia, Mexico, or some other random middle-sized country. Journalists in the Western media claim its economy is […]
Why Russia is Cemented to the Other BRICs
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was written by Anatoly Karlin for Da Russophile on June 13, 2010 .5 Comments
In the wake of the economic crisis in which Russia’s GDP fell by a stunning 7.9% in 2009, its status as a BRIC economy – with its connotations of promise and progress – was brought into question. After all, isn’t it a dying nation with rapidly degrading infrastructure? Isn’t it amazingly corrupt? Wouldn’t its contempt […]
