Sergei Guriev is Rector of the New Economic School in Moscow.
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Sergei Guriev
Commentaries by Sergei Guriev
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Sechin and the Commanding Heights?
MOSCOW – The decision by BP and the Russian shareholders of TNK-BP to sell their stakes to Russia’s state owned Rosneft crowns a very succes…
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Russia’s Inevitable Democratization
MOSCOW – Twenty years ago, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev resigned, the Soviet Union ended, and Russia began an imperfect transition to …
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The Purge of the Kremlin Chairmen
MOSCOW – In recent days, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has moved against some of the most powerful men in the Kremlin, including Igor Se…
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Prisoners of the Red Army
MOSCOW – Some of the most interesting artifacts of the Soviet Union in Russia are the holidays that continue to be celebrated, almost two de…
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That 70’s Show in Russia
MOSCOW – Can Russia escape the “resource curse” implied by high oil prices, or will it succumb to what we call a “70-80” scenario? That is t…
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Can Russia be Saved?
MOSCOW – Russia’s economy is collapsing, but the situation could be even worse. The global economic crisis has finally forced the government…
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The Russians are Coming – With Cash
MOSCOW – Russia’s government is sitting on a giant pile of cash that it plans to invest in foreign assets. The glimpse of its economic muscl…
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Moving Beyond Putinomics
MOSCOW – Dmitry Medvedev’s election as Russia’s new president was virtually guaranteed. Whether or not he can improve Russia’s economy after…
Sechin and the Commanding Heights?
Carol Maczinsky: In Russian in the 90ths they tried to adopt a zelotic Market capitalism ology that is not even implemented in the United States. It utterly failed. Russia is still a great power but often ignorant abo…
Sechin and the Commanding Heights?
Stefan Siewert: Dear Mr. Guriev and Tsyvinski, Russia had one life cycle of its political regime from 1917 until 1990. While "saving" on the rule of law, human rights and democracy, it had its golden era in the 1…