“Despite Russia's move to raise interest rates this week, the value of the ruble has continued to crash. Russia's economy is so bad, Edward Snowden had to put government secrets on Craigslist.” GovernmentMovingValuesInterestSecretEconomyWeekRaisesRateRussiaDespiteCrashInterest RateSnowdenCraigslist Author:Jimmy Fallon
“Liberalism makes this mistake in regard to private property and Marxism makes it in regard to socialized property... The Marxist illusion is partly derived from a romantic conception of human nature... It assumes that the socialization of property will eliminate human egotism... The development of a managerial class in Russia, combing economic with political power, is an historic refutation of the Marxist theory.” HumansWisdomPoliticalPoliticsMistakeClassEconomyEconomicHuman NatureTheoryDevelopmentIllusionRegardAssumingPropertyRussiaLiberalismConceptionHistoricMarxismEgotismPrivate PropertyPolitical PowerMarxistSocializationRefutationMarxist Theory Author:Reinhold Niebuhr
“There are three ways in which a man becomes a slave. He may be born into slavery, or forced into it, or he can deliberately accept his servitude. All three forms flourish in the modern world. Men are born and forced into slavery in Russia and her satellites states. Men in the free world invite slavery when they ask the government to provide complete security, when they surrender their freedom to the "Welfare State."” MenWorldWayMayStatesWisdomGovernmentFormThreeAsksPoliticsBornAcceptingEconomyModernSecuritySlaverySlaveSurrenderRussiaWelfareLiberalismInvitesModern WorldServitudeSatellitesWelfare StateFree WorldThree Ways Author:Fulton J. Sheen
“China has seen a great deal of economic progress. It's certainly rather of a miracle. The growing role of the market in the economy will force China to open up its political system over time and to move toward a more democratic society. So taken as a whole, the one real failure in this whole business has been Russia.” Has BeensRealWholeMovingPoliticalForceDealsRolesEconomyTakenGrowingProgressEconomicMiracleDemocraticChinaRussiaPolitical SystemsDemocratic SocietyEconomic Progress Author:Milton Friedman
“I'm an adult and I know what power means in the modern world. In the modern world, power is mainly defined by such factors as the economy, defence and cultural influence. I believe that in terms of defence, Russia is without any doubt one of the leaders because we are a nuclear power and our nuclear weapons are perhaps the best in the world.” KnowsWorldBelieveMeanI BelieveTermLeaderEconomyDoubtInfluenceModernWeaponsAdultsNuclearRussiaFactorsDefinedNuclear WeaponsModern WorldDefenceNuclear PowerWorld Power Author:Vladimir Putin
“Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country. It's kleptocracy, it's corruption, it's a nation that's really only dependent upon oil and gas for their economy.” CountryRealityPoliticsEnergyNationsMoneyEconomyPolicyCorruptionOilRussiaIdeologyDependentGasStationsForeign PolicyGas StationsOil And Gas Author:John McCain
“When Russia started to regain some of its strength as an economy and as a state, the West's reaction - perhaps a subconscious one, based on erstwhile fears - was panic.” StatesEconomyWestRussiaReactionsPanicSubconscious Author:Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
“Russia depends on natural resources way too much. Russian economy is not diversified enough” WayEnoughNaturalEconomyToo MuchDependsResourcesRussiaNatural ResourcesRussian Economy Author:Kenneth Rogoff
“It is vital for Russia to normalize relations with the rest of the world. You shouldn't isolate your economy” WorldEconomyRelationRussia Author:Kenneth Rogoff
“Russia exists in the context of open global economy and is a part of it” EconomyRussiaGlobal Economy Author:Kenneth Rogoff