Tag: Russian industry

Russia Experienced a Coup in 2014 Without a Change in Institutions, Rubtsov Says

December 27, 2014

Staunton, December 25 – Over the last year, Russia has experienced a coup “without a change of institutions, symbols or personnel,” being changed in even more significant ways than it was in the course of the “strong mutations of 2011-2013,” according to Aleksandr Rubtsov, the head of the Moscow Center for Research on Ideological Processes. […]

Putin’s Failure to Develop Industry Limiting Russia’s Ability to Rely on Exports of Oil and Gas

June 27, 2014

Staunton, June 26 – Because of Vladimir Putin’s neglect of Russia’s machine tool sector and his failure to develop domestic producers of machinery needed for the operation of the oil and gas sector, Russia may soon lose much of its ability to export petroleum products and thus one of Moscow’s primary sources of income. As […]