Most former members of the Soviet bloc have been retiring their old Russian equipment in favor of better western stuff. As a result, they often find themselves with stockpiles of surplus Soviet ...

An economist says Russia can fight the war in Ukraine indefinitely as its economy has adapted and is now stable.

The Russian foreign trade surplus fell by $2.9 bln to $12.6 bln ... the product’s engineer said Russia dealing with tragic consequences of Soviet foreign policy of mid-1980s — Putin He pointed ...

Russia’s foreign trade surplus decreased by $4.1 billion or ... of Independent States (CIS), which comprises former Soviet republics except for the Baltic states. These exports made up 75.7 ...

Inflation was soon "repressed" by state dictation of prices, which was evident in persistent shortages and an overhang (surplus) of households ... continued to use the Soviet ruble, and had to follow ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's budget surplus for the first nine months of 2024 stood at 169 billion roubles ($1.73 billion) or 0.1% of gross domestic product (GDP), compared to a deficit of 331.4 ...

Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1870-1924) is best known for his role in the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the founding of the Soviet Union ... and to vent their surplus capital." In short, Lenin added ...

The Soviet Union supported India during the Cold War ... India’s large share of Russian crude imports also means that Russia holds a surplus of Indian rupees, which has caused some friction in terms ...

Russia's budget surplus likely fell sharply in August on the back of sweeping sanctions and slowing energy exports. In the first eight months of 2022, Russia's budget surplus declined to 137 ...

“Rumors of Algeria potentially donating these surplus MiG-29 fighter jets suggest ... Further, the presence of Russian military equipment in Africa is consistent with Russian efforts to increase ...

BERLIN, Oct 15 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Russia’s economic growth has exceeded ... boom in European exports to former Central Asian Soviet satellites, which seem to indicate that some Western ...

Escape Routes from Post-Soviet Inflation and Recession Michael Kaser The 12 CIS countries inherited from the Soviet system strong inflationary pressures and distorted prices. By 1998, most had greatly ...