New Russian Economic History

Ekaterina Zhuravskaya, Sergei Guriev and Andrei Markevich

Journal of Economic Literature, 2024, vol. 62, issue 1, 47-114

Abstract: This survey discusses recent developments in the growing literature on the economic history of Russia in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Using novel data and modern empirical methods, this research provides important lessons for development and political economy. We address four strands of this literature. First, we present long-term trends in economic development, illustrating that throughout history, Russia significantly underperformed advanced economies, and quantify the human cost of Joseph Stalin's dictatorship. Second, we discuss studies of imperial Russia focusing on the causes of Russia's relatively low level of economic development and the 1917 revolution. The third strand of the literature focuses on the Soviet period, explaining its slowdown over time and eventual collapse. The fourth strand documents the long- term economic, social, and political consequences of large-scale historical experiments that took place during both the imperial and Soviet periods. We conclude by discussing the lessons from this research and highlighting open questions.

JEL-codes: N10 N30 N40 N60 P20 P30 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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