December 17, 2014 Ruble Rabble: The Kremlin's Grand Strategy World oil prices are plummeting, the ruble is in free fall, the Russian economy is on the brink of a recession, inflation is climbing, and the Russian Central Bank’s benchmark interest rate has jumped to 17 percent. Meanwhile, President Putin still has popularity ratings in the 80 percent range and there is, seemingly, no panic in the streets of Moscow. What is going on? What is Putin’s game? Economy History Int'l Relations Politics Russia File
August 15, 2013 Watch out for that bear Today I stumbled across an interesting article online. At first I thought it should be filed in the "someone is trying to stir the Cold War pot again" but then I read on... Economy History Politics Russia File
July 01, 1995 Ruble revival or just a hiccup? A look at the fall and rise of the ruble from April to June 1995. Economy Government
Statistics Bits of data that offer insights into trends and events in Russia. Customs Economy Environment
Postcard from the Edge of the World The string of islands that is the Kurils – perched between Sakhalin and Japan – had a not insignificant role in the history of the past century. Long closed to outsiders, its future in this century may depend on tourism. Economy History Regions Travel
