title: The Past and Prospects of Russian Liberalism: An Interview with Sergey Aleksashenko, former Deputy Finance Minister of the Russian Federation
abstract: Sergey Aleksashenko is a Russian Economist and former Deputy Finance Minister of the Russian Federation. After graduating from Moscow State University with a PhD in Economics, he was invited to join the Soviet government, where he joined a team that worked toward the liberalization of the Soviet economy. In 1993, Aleksashenko was named Deputy Finance Minister of the newly-independent Russian Federation. From 1995 to 1998, Aleksashenko served as the First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Ru
journal: Hemispheres