About the book: 2019 / Why the Russian economy, after rapid growth in the first years of Vladimir Putin’s presidency, was stuck in stagnation, from for which there has been no exit in sight for many years? How did Russia turn from a democratic country into an outcast, frightening its neighbors and quarreling with its partners? During his almost 20 years in power, Vladimir Putin has seriously changed the country. At the same time, according to Sergei Aleksashenko, Putin did not act according to a pre-conceived plan. Time after time he made decisions, none of which seemed capable of radically changing the course of history. However, together they turned the movement of our country in a completely different direction. The book "Counter-Revolution" talks about those decisions of Putin that greatly affected Russia, slowed down structural changes in the economy and ultimately undermined economic growth.