In this interview for oDRussia, Prof.Alena Ledeneva talks to Oliver Carroll about the prospects for judicial reform in Russia. Medvedev’s efforts amount to far more than rhetoric, argues Ledeneva. Her ongoing research into the subject suggests that they strike at the heart of Russia’s informal sys
For Russia to achieve long-term success in the global economy, it will need transparent rules of the game to replace the dominance of unwritten rules. But to get from here