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Read the archive   of Wattenberg's   syndicated column     Freidrich Hayek On the 100th anniversary of his birth, Think Tank looks at the life and ideas of arguably one of the most ... more Are Dollars Despoiling Democracy? Think Tank takes a look at our campaign finance system. Still more than a year away, the 2000 elections promise ... more   Is Russia Lost? main page Is Russia Lost? Aired 9/30/1999 Think Tank examines Russia’s development since the fall of the Soviet Union. Widely publicized reports of capital flight, corruption, and poverty have the media asking “Who Lost Russia?” But is that the question we should be asking eight years into what some argue is the biggest transformation – politically, economically, and geographically – in the history of the modern world?   Read the full transcript   Leon Aron     Director of Russian Studies at the American Enterprise Institute and author of Boris Yeltsin: A Revolutionary Life   Lynn Nelson     professor, Virginia Commonwealth University and co-author, “Radical Reform in Yeltsin’s Russia: Political, Economic, and Social Dimensions"   Michael McFaul     senior associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, author of “Russia’s 1996 Presidential Election: The End of Polarized Politics.” Originally Aired: 9/30/1999     Be sure to also check out: Here are some previous Think Tank programs that may be of interest. Getting it Right in Iraq   aired 2/9/2006 The Truth about the Flat World, Part Two   aired 6/30/2005 The Truth about the Flat World, Part One   aired 6/23/2005 Send us your thoughts Think Tank is made possible by generous support from the Smith Richardson Foundation, the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Foundation, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the John M. Olin Foundation, the Donner Canadian Foundation, the Dodge Jones Foundation, and Pfizer, Inc. ©Copyright Think Tank. All rights reserved.     Web development by Bean Creative.