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Rethinking Russia : Is Russia Cursed by Oil? / Daniel Treisman, Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 63, No. 2, Spring/Summer 2010, pp.   85-10.http://jia.sipa.columbia.edu/russia-cursed-oilRussia is often presented as a classic example of the so-called  “Resource Curse”­-the argument that natural resource wealth tends to  undermine democracy. Given high oil prices, some observers see the  country as virtually condemned to authoritarian government for the  foreseeable future. Reexamining various data, I show that such fears are  exaggerated.(Journal of International Affairs are © The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York)