Russia's Market Economy

This text looks at Russia's struggle towards a market economy, and the reasons for its economic collapse in August 1998. The author contends that the chief fail... » 

This text looks at Russia's struggle towards a market economy, and the reasons for its economic collapse in August 1998. The author contends that the chief failure was the neglect of the country's cultural heritage. However, the book also looks into Russia's Soviet and pre-Soviet history. «