The Defense Economics and the Military Reform in Russia
Russian Economy in 2018. Trends and Outlooks (issue 40). 2019. Moscow. IEP, pp. 564-580
21 Pages Posted: 16 Sep 2019
Date Written: September 5, 2019
Abstract
In 2018, the total strength of the Armed Forces (AF) of the Russian Federation did not change. Early in February 2018, the President of the Russian Federation increased by 200 persons to 10,740 persons the ultimate staff number of the Central Office of the Ministry of Defense (without the guarding and building maintenance personnel taken into account), which is not included in the strength of the Armed Forces.
Keywords: Russian economy, military industrial complex, armed forces
JEL Classification: D74, F52, F51, H56
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