Search: Western narratives,Russian business (1 material)

Oligarchs and Kleptocrats: Russian Business through Western eyes

... CHIRIKOV / Vostock Photo Igor Istomin: Unraveling the Enigma: Western Expert Community Seeks to Explain Russian Policy In order to understand why these narratives about Russian business are constructed, we need to understand how these risks are perceived. Western narratives about Russian business follow a familiar pattern. Russian investors are either portrayed as sinister magnates with political connections, or as corrupt tycoons with criminal associations. In short, Russian investors are oligarchs or kleptocrats. But what is ...

26.06.2015

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
For business
For researchers
For students