Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name:Kirill Rogov Author-Name-First: Kirill Author-Name-Last: Rogov Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: Russia’s Economy in May 2013: Preliminary Data and Major Trends Abstract: Russia’s political background in May was determined by the mounting tension in the top echelons of the political bureaucracy. The sacking of Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov – one of the authors of the soft authoritarianism of the 2000s – was a manifestation of yet another personnel reshuffle in Russia’s corridors of power. Classification-JEL: P16 Keywords: Russian Economy Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2013 Issue: 6 Month: June Pages: 2-5 Journal:Russian Economic Developments File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/137Rogov.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:137