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The day Russia adopted the free market

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Urgent Economic Reforms in Post-Soviet Russia

This chapter delves into the economic crisis in Russia during the early 1990s, following the collapse of the Soviet government. It highlights the reformers' push for shock therapy as a means to transition to a market economy, igniting a heated debate among economists about the feasibility and consequences of such rapid change.

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