... people in key positions. He replaced obvious ageing members of the Politboro with younger people that were open to reform. He also wanted to reach the common people and have dialog with them. He taught the people about real democracy. They were used to keeping their thoughts to themselves. Gorbachev would promote people that were willing to change the system and ... ...
... tough to overcome in Moscow's effort's to separate itself from natural resources being the predominant sector that drives the economy. Yevgeny Gavrilenkov, the chief economist at Moscow investment bank Troika Dialog, commented, "Russia is like an addict, and oil is the drug." In one attempt by Putin to bring in the large foreign investors, and playing up to Russia's strongest sector ... ...
... , 2002) The Russian Industry can easily grow on 2-3 % for the next 2-3 years "without any specific structural reforms", said Oleg Vjuigin, former Duputy Minister of Finance, now Vice-President of "Troyka-Dialog" Company; but " this is disgraceful figure for Russia. Its potential is higher". "The annual growth should be at 5-6% so that to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor ... ...
