CHAPTER 1

Russian Regions

Business Dynamics and Attractiveness

The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.

—George F. Kennan

US diplomat, historian, explorer, and war correspondent US Ambassador to the Soviet Union, May 14, 1952– September 19, 1952

Main Points in This Chapter

  • Russia: Regional subdivisions and economic profiles.

  • Business environment and investment climate in the City of Moscow: Domestic and international perspective.

Regional analysis is an integral part of business research or a feasibility study preceding the company’s international strategic expansion to the target country. Regional analysis is particularly important when it comes to large countries characterized ...

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