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Yegor Gaidar

Yegor Gaidar was Russia's Prime Minister in 1991-92 and is now Director of the Institute for the Economy in Transition.

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Russia’s Fascist Temptation

2006-04-27

Today’s Kremlin thinks that democracy was being built too quickly in Russia. The government does not say that it is against democracy, only that it is untimely and needs to be delayed – a logic that manifests itself in most official decisions.... read

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Killing Growth in Russia

Yegor Gaidar Series: A Window on Russia

2005-01-27

I want Russia to be a boring country – at least for the next few decades. In the twentieth century, Russia set an unquestionable record for all sorts of upheavals and social experiments that attracted the world’s attention. A time-out is essential.... read

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Ronald Reagan Putin

Yegor Gaidar Series: A Window on Russia

2002-05-21

On May 22, two free-market liberals will meet in the Kremlin: one an ex-oilman who is the son of a US president, the other an ex-KGB agent who is the son of a Saint Petersburg maintenance man. Despite their very different backgrounds, Presidents George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin are forging a remarkably close partnership. Indeed, cooperation in the international war on terrorism, the recent agreement to reduce stockpiles of nuclear weapons, and Russia's rapprochement with NATO appear to be only the beginning of a process that is deepening by the day Russia's integration with the West. ... read

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The End of Russia's Second Revolution

Yegor Gaidar Series: A Window on Russia

2001-03-05

MOSCOW: Sooner or later, all revolutions end. People are so sickened by crime and uncertainty that ‘law and order’ becomes their primary goal. At this point, society either succumbs to dictatorship or forges a new social compact that accepts the revolution’s key results. ... read

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