The Russian Economy: From Lenin to Putin

by Steven Rosefielde

The epic tale of the Soviet Union's quest to construct a socialist economy was, until recently, the principal motif of textbooks on the Russian economy. Rosefielde's new text offers a more sober recounting of the Bolshevik saga, stripped bare of socialist romanticism, focused equally on the micro- and macoeconomics of administrative command planning, and Russia's post-Communist market system. Understanding the Soviet economic system and the causes of its failure are central to any student's study of Russia's struggle towards a market economy and its prospects for the future.

Genres: Politics

276 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Dominika Klekner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very informative and yet simply-written, grasping the roots of Muscovites, explaining the remaining marks of communist thinking within contemporary Russia's economic policies.