http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/gazprom Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 24 May 2026 11:06:52 -0400 Sun, 24 May 2026 11:06:52 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1280/the-russian-government-and-gazprom By Philip Nahernak - Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the newly-formed Russian Federation faced a considerable economic downturn. During the post-Soviet economic collapse spanning from 1991 to 1998, Russian gross domestic product (GDP) fell from $509,381,640,192 to $270,953,119,744 (current US dollars).1 These figures represent a decline of $238,428,520,448 or approximately 46.8% of the total GDP. This proverbial collapse of the Russian economy was largely due to changing incentives within the Russian market as it evolved from communism to capitalism. Further economic troubles ensued in 1998, spurred by... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1280/the-russian-government-and-gazprom