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Леонид Гозман, Michael McFaul
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In The Media
Putin? Really?
Michael McFaul, senior associate with the Carnegie Endowment's Russia and Eurasia Program, takes on the argument that Vladimir Putin's strong hand has been responsible for Russia's economic resurgence. Noting that "the positive change that has occurred between the 1990s and the last several years has little if anything to do with Putin," Dr. McFaul argues that the Putin administration's concentration of state power has actually impeded economic growth, not encouraged it.
Published on Dec 26, 2007
Source: Slate
Time Magazine Gives Vladimir Putin Way Too Much Credit for Russia's Economic Reovery
Click here to read the article, which appeared in Slate.
About the Author
Michael McFaul
Former Senior Associate
In addition to his role at Carnegie, McFaul is Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and associate professor of political science at Stanford University.
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- Russia at a Crossroads: Upcoming Elections Defining IssueReport
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Recent Work
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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