Mikhail Simdyankin was taking the bus to work in St. Petersburg last summer when he passed army recruitment billboards promising generous payouts to those willing to do “real man’s work.” The college ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has achieved an eerie calm at home. Shortly after assuming the presidency in 2000, he tied once independent oligarchs to the state while placating the growing middle ...

In the United States and other developed countries, the middle-class has long been the indicator of a strong economy. They’re our teachers, accountants, nurses and more. Having a healthy middle class ...