Change in Putin's Russia
December 02, 2009 19:00
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December 01, 2009 14:16
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Launching his new book on the subject, Simon Pirani discusses the interaction of power, money and people in Russia during the presidencies of Putin and his successor Dmitry Medvedev, and the social movements that are working against an increasingly authoritarian government to change Russia for the better.
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PLUTO PRESS PRESENT
‘Change in Putin's Russia’
with Simon Pirani
Wednesday 2nd December – 7pm to 8.30pm
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Launching his new book on the subject, Simon Pirani discusses the interaction of power, money and people in Russia during the presidencies of Putin and his successor Dmitry Medvedev, and the social movements that are working against an increasingly authoritarian government to change Russia for the better.
Simon Pirani investigates the interaction of power, money and people in Russia during the presidencies of Vladimir Putin and his successor Dmitry Medvedev. Profiling the Putin team, including contingents from the security services and pro-market economic ‘reformers’, Pirani argues that the economic growth it presided over during the oil boom was one-sided. The gap between rich and poor widened. Now the boom is over, inequalities will multiply further. As well as explaining Russia's economic trajectory, the book provides a unique account of the social movements that are working against an increasingly authoritarian government to change Russia for the better.
Simon Pirani is a researcher and journalist focused on Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. As a Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies his specialisms include oil and gas, other commodities, and financial markets.
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