Stanislav Mikhaĭlovich Menʹshikov (russian: Станисла́в Миха́йлович Ме́ньшиков; 12 May 1927, in

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– 13 November 2014, in

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), was a

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and former

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diplomat. He is the author of numerous publications in Russian and English including ''The Anatomy of Russian Capitalism'', and a chapter in ''Capitalism, Communism and Coexistence''. He was a

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at the

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at the

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in Moscow. Menshikov was married to fellow economist Larissa Klimenko-Menshikova.

Soviet career

He was formerly employed at the

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of the

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during the attempted economic reforms of

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. In the late 1970s, Menshikov spent six years on the Secretariat of the

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in New York, during which time he was often asked to comment upon the U.S. economy by ''

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''. During the 1980s, he served as a spokesman for the Soviet government on U.S. television.

Post-Soviet career

Menshikov has published and commented on questions of

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transition. He co-authored ''Capitalism, Communism and Coexistence'' with

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and wrote ''The Anatomy of Russian Capitalism''. He has been active with the

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and has spoken at their conferences, along with Russian politician and author

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. The English translation of Menshikov's book, ''The Anatomy of Russian Capitalism'', was published by LaRouche's ''Executive Intelligence Review''. In addition, he took part in panel discussion along with the

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and Robert Rauschenberg on the topic of "From Fragmentation to Wholeness" in a video released by the

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. Menshikov also authored a Russian-language book on the subject of a "

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" in response to request from the Dalai Lama.

References

External links

* "Russian Capitalism Today," Stanislav Menshikov, ''Monthly Review'', July–August 1999 * "Revolution from Above: The Demise of the Soviet System," Stanislav Menshikov, ''Monthly Review'', October 1997
"Poverty is Not Eliminated in One Year,"
Stanislav Menshikov, ''Moscow Tribune'', February 28, 2000 {{DEFAULTSORT:Menshikov, Stanislav 1927 births 2014 deaths Economists from Moscow Soviet diplomats LaRouche movement