16/12/2009 15:59
Egor Gaydar dies at 53
Former Russian Prime Minister Egor Gaydar, famous economist and politician, father of Russian 'Shock Therapy', died today early morning at 53. Egor Gaydar died of a blood clot while he was working on a book, said a spokesperson.
Egor Gaydar was Russia’s Prime Minister in 1992 and is known as one of the authors of reforming plan in Russia after the Soviet Union collapsed.