The revival of Russian agriculture behind protectionist barriers is one of the few successes of Russia's economy in recent years, and it helps explain the resilience of the Putin regime in the face of Western sanctions. This is a definitive account of the economic strategy behind Fortress Russia.
Janetta Azarieva is a Research Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a member of the Scientific Committee of the National Nutritional Council of Israel. Her research focuses on government interventions and food security policies.
Yitzhak M. Brudny is Professor of Political Science and History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has been a member of the Editorial Committee of Comparative Politics since 1993. He is the author of Reinventing Russia: Russian Nationalism and the Soviet State, 1953-1991, co-editor of two books on post-communist politics, and the author of numerous articles on Russian politics and nationalism.
Eugene Finkel is the Kenneth H. Keller Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. He works at the intersection of political science and history, with a focus on how institutions and individuals respond to extreme situations: mass violence, state collapse, and rapid change. He is the author of Ordinary Jews: Choice and Survival during the Holocaust and co-author (with Scott Gehlbach) of Reform and Rebellion in Weak States.
