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| ====Economic====
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| 1. What are competitive advantages of Russia as a country?
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| 2. Except for the nature resources, what are others strengths of the country?
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| 3. How does Russia position itself as a country? Eg: IT cluster/ nature resources
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| 4. For Russia, is the energy a political tool?
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| 5. Now Russia also aims at technology development, is it a strategic goal?
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| 6. How many resources are there left in Russia (current estimates)
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| 7. What percentage of GDP from Russian exports goes towards infrastructure and development? Where is it invested?
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| 8. What does the Russian federal government spend money on? What are the spending priorities?
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| 9. Has there been any infrastructure and development in rural Russia? Has the life improved?
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| 10. Why is Moscow one of the most expensive cities in the world?
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| 11. Will Russia’s dependency on oil bring about the same collapse as occurred in Soviet Union?
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| 12. Is there a free market system operating in Russia?
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| 13. What is the degree of state control of business?
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| 14. What is the corruption picture? What effects does corruption have on the development of countries in general and Russia in particular?
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| 15. If there was no oil tomorrow, how could Russia compete?
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| 16. What other promising sectors are developing in Russia? If any at all?
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| 17. Besides oil, gas, army, what is the other big things for Russia?
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| 18. How to the government spend the oil money?
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| 19. What is the most important aspect of government spending? Education, Healthcare, aged population?
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| 20. Will there be greater disparity between the wealthy and poor?
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| ====Trade and Foreign investment====
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| 23. For each of the major natural resource exports from Russia, what proportion of the global supply is controlled by Russia?
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| 24. What is the level of foreign investment in Russia? Which industries receive foreign investment?
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| 25. What are Russia’s biggest imports?
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| 26. Who are Russia’s biggest trading partners?
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| ====Political====
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| 1. The wars happened between Russia and its neighbors (Georgia/ Russia)
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| 2. Does Medvedev have any control over the government?
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| 3. Is Putin really behind everything that goes on in Russian politics at the moment?
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| 4. Why does Russian want to control Chechnya?
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| 5. Look at what the relationship is with Ramzan Kadyrov.
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| 6. What was behind the conflict in Georgia?
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| 7. Is Russia going to continue this policy towards its regional neighbours?
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| 8. What happened in Ukraine?
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| 9. Why is Russia paranoid about former Soviet bloc countries being absorbed into the E.U?
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| 10. What is Russia’s official and unofficial stance on relationship with EU, US, China, India, Brazil?
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| 11. What is Russia’s strategic intentions?
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| 12. Remain local power and build up a buffer?
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| 13. Does Russia want to see a situation similar to USSR? Regain its lost power?
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| 15. What role do Muslims play in Russian history – Kazan (example of autonomous republic)
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| 16. Terrorism – just a tool for Russia to make more draconian laws? (US parallel)
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| 17. Role of terrorism on development in Russia
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| 18. Role of Stalin and personality cult today?
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| 19. Putin’s image – personality cult?
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| 20. Opposition to Putin/Medvedev – does it exist?
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| 21. What has happened to opposition in the past?
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| 22. Abramovich – What is his relationship with politicians and Putin in particular?
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| 23. What is the foreign policy of Russia regards to China, US, EU?
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| 24. Is Russia an autocracy?
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| 25. What is the role of the FSB, does the governmet have control over them?
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| 26. How many ex-KGB employees are currently serving in a public role?
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| 27. How likely is a change in constitution?
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| 28. Will Putin be re-elected as President?
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| 29. How much influence does Russia have over its former satellites? What is the source of that influence?
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| 30. How high is the level of corruption in Russia? Is it institutionalized?
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| ====Racism in Russia====
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| 27. Does it play a role in politics? If so, what?
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| 28. Racism in Russia – how advanced is it?
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| 29. How do you explain resurgence of fascism in a country which fought against Nazism?
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| ====Technology====
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| 1. What is the science and technology focus for Russia, military weapons?
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| 2. Does Russia have any globally recognized technology clusters? Centers of research excellence?
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| 3. Does Russia have any federal initiatives to develop/import technologies?
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| ====Demographics====
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| 5. What is the rate of alcoholism in Russia?
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| 6. Death rate?
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| 7. Is the population getting smaller?
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| 8. What impact will this have on the country?
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| 9. Role of Muslim population in Russia?
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| 10. Is the population of Russia getting less?
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| 11. Immigration policy? Laws to do with immigration.
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| 12. What is the median age of Russia?
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| 13. Is there net immigration to Russia? Net emigration from Russia? Where to? Or where from?
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| 14. What is the level of internet usage/penetration in Russia?
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| ====Miscellaneous====
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| 1. Will Russia regain its status as world super power?
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| 4. What do Russian people most need in 2030? Better Income, health, or other?
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| 5. How highly ranked are Russian educational institutions?
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| 6. How much interaction/contact do Russian researchers/students have with foreign researchers/students?
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