An Analysis of the Transformation of Russia's Economy System during the Yeltsin Period
After Yeltsin came to power,Russia implemented radical reform known as"shock therapy"with basic contents gener-ally summed up as liberalization,stabilization and privatization.Its implementation has special historical,political and economic reasons.The transformation of economic system did not help Russia overcome its economic difficulties,but brought great dif-ficulties to people's lives.The reasons for the serious crisis of transformation are very complex and cannot be totally attributed to its implementation.The severe crisis was caused by a series of factors including the inertia of the Soviet economy,external fac-tors and subjective mistakes and errors.Generally speaking,in terms of overall direction,the transformation of economy system during the Yeltsin Period was in line with the trend of social and historical development.