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 January 2014: Preliminary Data and Basic Trends Abstract: The political background of January was mainly determined by the events unfolding in Ukraine. The adoption, by the Ukrainian parliament, of a package of repressive laws restricting freedom of assembly and introducing harsh penalties for their viola?? on, resulted in the situation in Ukraine spiraling out of control into a full-blown political crisis. Classification-JEL: P16 Keywords: Russian Economy, Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2014 Issue: 2 Month: January Pages: 2-4 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/300Rogov.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:300