The Putin Regime and The Consolidation of a New Imperialist State in Russia
While less of an economic powerhouse than China or the U.S., Russia has nevertheless consolidated an imperialist economy led by its energy and war industries, which it has used to invade Georgia and Ukraine, as well as to prop up subservient regimes in Kazakhstan and Syria, at the same time as it grinds the screws of oppression and political repression inside its own borders. Russia's economy today is a case study in the principle of combined and uneven development.
