Does Putin Care About Economic Growth?
The Swedish Institute of International Affairs held a seminar on Russia’s economic and political development with Vladislav Inozemtsev and Erik Andermo.
The Russian economy, which was growing rapidly at the early stages of Vladimir Putin’s presidency, has been stagnating since the 2009 financial crisis. On 15 January, Putin announced constitutional changes, and the head of the Russian government, Dmitri Medvedev, resigned. What is the meaning of these changes? How will they affect the Russian economy? What is Putin planning and preparing for?
Speaker:
Vladislav Inozemtsev, Director of the Centre for Post-Industrial Studies.
Discussant:
Erik Andermo, Associate Fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs
The seminar was moderated by Martin Kragh, Head of the Russia and Eurasia Prorgamme at UI.