http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/russian-economy 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, 03 May 2026 06:05:32 -0400 Sun, 03 May 2026 06:05:32 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1081/the-resurgence-of-russia-and-its-relations-with-europe-a-true-transformation-or-a-superficial-change By Krzysztof Siczek - The first decade of the twenty-first century was a period of change for Russia. The crisis of the 1990s was/were overcome and its international posture has improved. However, the scope and the stability of the shift are debatable and there is no agreement in the literature over its meaning for European security. On the one hand, it is argued that Russia has become the energy superpower1 successfully pursuing an independent foreign policy. Dmitri Trenin2 has gone so far as to state that Russia has left the West politically. The adherents to this line of reasoning point to the macroeconomic revolution3... Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1081/the-resurgence-of-russia-and-its-relations-with-europe-a-true-transformation-or-a-superficial-change http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1273/the-modern-foreign-policy-of-russia By Konstantin K. Khudoley - Over the two decades of post-Soviet history of modern Russia, its foreign policy has gone through several distinct periods and long-term trends. The periodization of the new Russia’s foreign policy includes a “romantic” or “Kozyrev’s” period, during which the leaders of a democratic Russia tried to integrate the country into a system of institutions and partnerships with the leading Western states. Kozyrev’s departure from his post as foreign minister in January 1996 and the arrival of a new foreign minister, who would later become the Prime Minister,... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1273/the-modern-foreign-policy-of-russia 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