The Russian economy in crisis and transition -- The economic transition in Russia -- The political economy of stabilisation in Russia -- Fiscal federalism in Russia -- The instability of political regimes, prices and enterprise financing and their impact on the external activity of the Russian enterprises -- Russian privatization policies -- Insider privatisation in Russia: speculations on systemic change -- But...does Mr. Coase go to Russia? -- Privatization in the countries of eastern and Central Europe and of the Former Soviet Union -- The future of the Russian economy -- The role of banks in financing Russian economic growth -- Russia: economic system and the current economic crisis