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: THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY IN MARCH 2014: PRELIMINARY DATA AND KEY TRENDS Abstract: The main event in March which is having long-term political and economic consequences was the accession of Crimea to Russia, based on the results of the referendum conducted on 16 March. It has resulted in the most serious tension in the relations between Russia and Western countries since the “cold war”. Classification-JEL: P16 Keywords: Russian Economy, Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2014 Issue: 4 Month: April Pages: i-iii File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/317Rogov.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:317