The New Growth Centre of Europe?
where the Russian revolution began, changed the world. It was followed by 85 years of Russia shutting itself out from the rest of the world. It is going to take decades before all the achievements facilitated by the enormous societal experiment are adapted into the present capitalistic world order....
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| Summary: | where the Russian revolution began, changed the world. It was followed by 85 years of Russia shutting itself out from the rest of the world. It is going to take decades before all the achievements facilitated by the enormous societal experiment are adapted into the present capitalistic world order. Russia is, however, already reclaiming its position in the in-ternational division of labour. Finland’s fate, standard of living and its business success are closely linked to its eastern neighbour. Finland has also been, and still is, an im-portant neighbour to Russia. These were the premises from which we began planning this project in December 2000, when Dmitri Mezentsev, Vice Chairman of the Centre for Strategic Research’s Board, visited Hel-sinki. I am grateful to Dr. Mezentsev, without whose initiative this im-portant research could not have gotten started and whose efforts were crucial to the success of the project. The end-result comprises a valuable analysis of Europe’s new growth centre, Northwest Russia, the region’s |
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