No. 184: Russian Food Policy

Author(s): Robert W. Orttung, Yevgenny Popravko
Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perović, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 184
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University
Publication Year: 2016

This edition addresses the political implications of food policy in Russia. Firstly, Robert W. Orttung argues that current food policy benefits elites enormously, while much of the population is facing increased pressure from higher prices and reduced choice. Secondly, Yevgenny Popravko details the case of Vladivostok chocolate maker Primorsky Konditer as an example of a resilient company that has survived the vagaries of the Russian economic transition.

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