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Akmal Abdurazakov's avatar

this is all interesting but misses one clear fact. the reforms in the post-Soviet countries in the early 1990 needed money and funding. Poland was 'lucky' to get backing from the US and IMF. And nearby Germany was 'pouring' money into its eastern re-united part. This create a huge money bubble that absorbed millions of (central and north) eastern-European people and engaged them in productive and meaningful work.

This was not the case with Russia, which was strangled both financially and politically. It is Yeltsin who decided to break the neck of RF. He wanted to rid of million of communists who were running the economy of the country. He wanted them all to die. He was a ruthless and alcoholic maniac.

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kartheek's avatar

You wrote in one of u r posts that poland already getting loans from WB in 1980's! Isn't harvard a or elite university in any country should be on top of the situation?also what economists of russia ( bourgeoisie) are doing?

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