The Russian invasion of Ukraine is now on Day 5. Though it is too early to conclude anything, it appears the war is not going as planned for Russia. An article at The Guardian discusses a few of the early mistakes by Russia particularly the limited use of air force. With that said, the military …
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Opne of the major events of the last century was the dissolution of the USSR. Not only did it lead to the demise of the other superpower but also ended up creating a bunch of new countries. Though militarily Russia is still a superpower economically and politically its power has diminished with the collapse of …
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When US investors consider overseas markets for investments they rarely consider Russia. Unlike other major emerging markets Russia does not appear on the radar of American investors because of many Note #1: Trading of Russian Companies on US Stock Exchanges Halted (Effective Feb 28, 2022) consider it to have a weak economy, a dictatorship form of …
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The Russian stock market looked a lot different before the revolution than it is now. The Russian revolution occurred in 1917 when the old czarist monarchy was overthrown by the communists and the former Soviet Union was born. In 1913, the stock market in Russia was highly dominated by railroads and finance according to an …
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