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Fyodor Shelov-Kovedyaev
  • 20 december 2009

    Who Is to Blame?

    Although all the markets have actually turned into financial ones, there is no reliable theory that would explain how they function; even the leaders of the financial world had a feeble idea about the specificity of the new financial instruments. It appears that the theory of long-term economic cycles has grown outdated, while the theory of real cycles does not have a practical value.

  • 11 july 2006

    Russia, an Engine for Global Development

    Russia should cease playing a game of "catch up" with the so-called developed economies, as well as relinquish the idea of antagonism between Russian and Western interests. Russia and the West objectively need each other.

  • 21 november 2005

    Torn Between Two Choices

    Russia’s move toward the West would be a lucrative decision, as well as nicely matching the psychological orientations of those individuals who cherish the idea of Russia’s great mission. By going West again, we will rescue the entire European project and ourselves.

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A revolutionary chaos of the new world

The world is getting more troublesome and increasingly challenging right before our eyes.

Editor's column

Will Russia Lose Georgia for Good?

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili finally got what he couldn’t get for several years: an official visit to the White House.

Who Is to Blame?

Although all the markets have actually turned into financial ones, there is no reliable theory that would explain how they function; even the leaders of the financial world had a feeble idea about the specificity of the new financial instruments. It appears that the theory of long-term economic cycles has grown outdated, while the theory of real cycles does not have a practical value.

Russia, an Engine for Global Development

Russia should cease playing a game of "catch up" with the so-called developed economies, as well as relinquish the idea of antagonism between Russian and Western interests. Russia and the West objectively need each other.

Torn Between Two Choices

Russia’s move toward the West would be a lucrative decision, as well as nicely matching the psychological orientations of those individuals who cherish the idea of Russia’s great mission. By going West again, we will rescue the entire European project and ourselves.

Reviews and essays

Russia Is Not Prepared to Restore the Empire

When the Baltic countries entered NATO and the European Union a couple of years ago, many thought it was the end of the centuries-old "red line." Euro-Atlantic organizations had crossed into the former Russian and Soviet empires.

Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality

In September 2004, the Russian city of Novgorod hosted an international conference entitled Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality. Its organizers were the RIA Novosti news agency, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Russia in Global Affairs, and The Moscow Times.