A newly declassified analysis argued against “shock therapy” for the former Soviet Union. The warning wasn’t heeded.

What went awry? Putin is the main culprit for Russia’s return to authoritarianism, aggression and hostility to the West. But ...

A revealing, damning and fascinating diplomatic memorandum, sent in 1994 from the US embassy in Moscow to the State ...

Under the first president of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, in the 1990s, a group of snake oil salesmen and scam artists swooped in to take advantage of the opening that "shock therapy" provided and ...

Under the first president of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, in the 1990s, a group of snake oil salesmen and scam artists swooped in to take advantage of the opening that "shock therapy" provided and gobbled ...

But it is uncommon in Russia today to praise Khrushchev, denouncer of Stalin – or Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin for that matter ... and aggressive “shock therapy” that gave rise to an unruly ...

Critical of Washington’s obsession with shock economic reform for a post ... now serve could be to permit [Russian President] Boris Yeltsin publicly to tell America to take its money and shove ...

When the Soviet Union collapsed, the new Russian president, Boris Yeltsin, declared in 1990 ... with 32 million Russians falling into poverty thanks to “shock therapy” policies. By 2021, only 16 ...

Several studies have demonstrated that shock therapy is an effective treatment for improving depression symptoms. Shock therapy, medically known as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), is a treatment ...

Boris Becker recently reacted to Madison Keys' revelation about how therapy played a crucial role in her winning the 2025 Australian Open. Before this triumph, Keys' best result at a Grand Slam ...