Political Conditionalities: The IMF in Russia in the 1990s
Journal of Contemporary History
Published online on May 11, 2026
Abstract
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The prevailing narrative holds that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) imposed ‘shock therapy’ on Russia during the 1990s. Drawing on evidence from the IMF archives and interviews with key participants, I argue in this article that Russian economists ...
The prevailing narrative holds that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) imposed ‘shock therapy’ on Russia during the 1990s. Drawing on evidence from the IMF archives and interviews with key participants, I argue in this article that Russian economists ...