Putin’s Dissertation and Russian Energy Sector · Global Voices
Veronica Khokhlova

Sean Guillory looks at Vladimir Putin's dissertation, “Strategic Planning of Regional Raw Material Operations in a Market Economy,” which he wrote as a student of the St. Petersburg Mining Academy in 1997. Stored at the Russian State Library, the dissertation is a hit with the readers. Also, Sean discusses Vladimir Shlapentokh's article on Russia's energy sector.