Socialism and Capitalism Through the Russian Prism. Lineages of Concept Formation and the (Post-)Soviet Experience.

This summary is about a special issue of the journal Europe-Asia Studies that focuses on the relationship between ideology and economic policy in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia. The essays in the special issue explore various aspects of this relationship, including the impact of the Kosygin reforms, the Soviet Union's engagement with international finance, the adaptation of World Bank development policies, and the critique of "capitalist realism" in Russian studies. The essays highlight the complex and contingent nature of Soviet economic development and its connection to ideology and sovereignty. The special issue aims to contribute to the understanding of socialism and capitalism in the context of Soviet and post-Soviet Russia. [Extracted from the article]