Maxim Blant is an economic journalist at the weekly magazine Yezhenedelny Zhurnal. Blant has also worked as an art trader, stockjobber, and bank analyst. He purports to drive only Russian-made cars and is maniacally addicted to chess.
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Russian Life: Jan/Feb 2004
Russia faces the same demographic presures as other industrialized nations: a declining workforce, rising numbers of retirees, and a desire to lower taxes. To meet the challenge, the Russian government is privatizing a part of pensions. Sort of.
Author: Maxim Blant
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