Live Q&A with Vlast – Thursday, 23 April
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To mark our recent rebranding, Vlast is delighted to announce a special event where we will answer all your questions about Russian politics and economics.
On Thursday, April 23, at 17:00 CET / 11:00 EST, Farida Rustamova, Margarita Liutova, and Howard Amos will host a Substack livestream. Save the date!
We will be happy to talk on any topic: from the fallout from the war in Ukraine, to divisive internet restrictions, a stuttering economy, and Putin’s increasing secretiveness.
You can send in your questions in advance by commenting on this post, or email them to us at vlastmedia@proton.me
A link for the livestream will be sent to all Vlast subscribers shortly before it begins.
See you there!
Russia now has a program to "whiten" the economy. What are the sources of the shadow economy? What accounts for its persistence, particularly in light of Mishustin's effort to improve tax collection? How widespread is the practice of salaries in envelopes? What is the relationship between the shadow economy and the MVD/FSB?
If the Russian state keeps borrowing more from its own banks to fund the war, what would be the first clear sign that this is starting to strain the system?