Boris Kagarlitsky
Boris Kagarlitsky is a Russian historian and sociologist. He is Director of the Institute of Globalization and Social Movements (IGSO) in Moscow, co-ordinator of the TNI Global Crisis project and editor in chief of Levaya Politika (Left Politics) quarterly in Moscow and the online magazine Rabkor.ru. His books include Empire of the Periphery: Russia and the World System (2008) and The Revolt of the Middle Class (2006). Official site: http://kagarlitsky.ru/