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Yuri Nicholas Maltsev, is an Austrian school economist and economic historian. He is a Professor of Economics at Carthage College in Wisconsin and a Senior Fellow of the Ludwig von Mises Institute.

Prof Maltsev graduated from Moscow State University with a Master of Arts in History and Social Sciences and received his Doctorate of Philosophy in Economics from the Institute for Labor Research in Moscow.

Writings on the Soviet Union and socialism
Prof Maltsev writes regular articles on the politics and economics of the Soviet Union, having formerly worked as an economist in the Soviet Government. He is highly critical of Marxism and socialism in general and is a contributing author and editor of the book Requiem for Marx.

During his time in Russia, Prof Maltsev was a member of a team of Soviet economists that worked on President Mikhail Gorbachev’s policy of perestroika. He is highly critical of the political leaders of the Soviet Union and their attempts to preserve socialist policies.