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Read the archive   of Wattenberg's   syndicated column     Is It Time for Olmsted Again? Think Tank profiles the work of America’s first and greatest landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted. Olmsted is best known for ... more Is Nuclear Power Making a Comeback? President George W. Bush’s energy plan is reviving nuclear power, an industry long out of public favor. Once again, ... more   Whither Russia? main page Whither Russia? Aired 6/16/2001 When President Bush faces off with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week in Slovenia it marks the first meeting between the head of the world’s sole superpower and the leader of a once mighty nation, now in trouble. The transition from the Soviet system to one based on democracy and market capitalism was once viewed with great optimism, both inside and outside Russia. But the reality has been sobering. Many observers now find Russia’s economic reforms ineffective and its democratic reforms threatened. A recent issue of The Atlantic Monthly put it bluntly: "Russia Is Finished." Is Russia finished? What does "finished" mean, anyway? And what might it all mean for America?   Read the full transcript   Leon Aron     Director of Russian Studies at the American Enterprise Institute and author of Boris Yeltsin: A Revolutionary Life   Clifford Gaddy     Fellow at the Brookings Institution   Dimitri Simes     President of the Nixon Center Originally Aired: 6/16/2001     Be sure to also check out: Here are some previous Think Tank programs that may be of interest. Russian Democracy   aired 5/26/2005 The Soviet Gulag   aired 2/17/2005 The New Russia   aired 8/29/2002 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.