Andrei Yakovlev, Russian economist in exile: 'In many areas, gasoline is either unavailable or sold at prices two to three times higher than in major cities'
Now a researcher in Berlin, this former professor at Moscow's renowned Higher School of Economics discusses the effects of inflation and shortages that impacted the Russian population just days before the elections, scheduled for September 18-20.
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