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The coming Russia

What's mine is mine and what's yours is mine...

So Russia has been left looted and dispirited, with an aging physical plant, some heavy industry, a little investment, and a trusty stock of raw materials. Perestroika failed to build a Russian Silicon Valley. Reformists failed to modernize and Westernize the economy. Oligarchs have been caught stealing everything that was not nailed down.

Russia 2000?

Follow Ups:

• it's business as usual Lark November 05 1999 (0)
• Some facts about Russia since Shock Therapy has 'saved' it from communism... Stoller November 04 1999 (2)
  • Differences. borg November 05 1999 (0)
  • Oooh, here's another one... Kweassa the Great March November 05 1999 (0)