Andrei Petrovich Parshev (russian: Андре́й Петро́вич Па́ршев; born 16 February 1955 in
Moscow) is a Russian political writer. His best known book, ''
Why Russia is not America
''Why Russia is not America'' (russian: Почему Россия не Америка) is a book by Andrei Parshev, a Russian writer and former colonel of the Russian Federal Border Service. It was published in 1999.
The work is dedicated to p ...
'', sets forth his climate-based theory of Russian economic problems. He also wrote ''Why America is Attacking'', arguing that military control over oil-producing countries is essential for the survival of the American economy.
Parshev graduated from the
Bauman Moscow State Technical University in electrical engineering in 1978. He subsequently worked as engineer and lecturer in the border guards detachment of the
KGB, now known as
Border Guard Service of Russia and rose to the rank of colonel.
Political and economic views
Parshev is known for arguing that an economic system based on liberal
capitalism is unsuited for
Russia because, as he claims, the harsh Russian climate makes the Russian economy inherently uncompetitive with other nations (e.g. with low temperatures high heating costs requiring higher salaries for workers and more expensive construction methods).
Parshev argues for the scaling down of Russian foreign trade, greater
self-sufficiency
Self-sustainability and self-sufficiency are overlapping states of being in which a person or organization needs little or no help from, or interaction with, others. Self-sufficiency entails the self being enough (to fulfill needs), and a self-s ...
and
autarky, and for a return to more
Soviet-style forms of management in economy and politics. His writings are influential among Russian nationalist and
ultranationalist circles.
See also
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The Siberian Curse: How Communist Planners Left Russia Out in the Cold
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The Ultimate Resource
External links
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Russian political writers
1955 births
Living people
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