Tag: Russian economic protest

Truckers’ Strike Won’t Lead to Political Change in Russia, Gontmakher Says

December 8, 2015

Staunton, December 7, 2015 Pro-Kremlin writers have argued that the deteriorating economic situation will lead Russians to willingly tighten their belts, and opposition ones have suggested that economic problems will lead to political protests and even regime change. But both are wrong, Yevgeny Gontmakher says. In a commentary December 7, the Moscow economic analyst points […]