WASHINGTON, DC, November 2, 2026 - William Aaron Turner, founder and president of Infinitum Corporation, has published a commentary on Medium examining Russia's state-guided economic model since the 1990s and its performance under sanctions since 2022. The piece is clearly labeled as the author's opinion.

What the commentary covers

- The 1990s: the post-Soviet transition, privatization, inflation and the decline in life expectancy during that decade.
- The policy shift after 2000: the author's account of how the state reasserted control over strategic sectors.
- Performance under sanctions: growth, employment and public-debt figures from IMF, World Bank and Rosstat data, and sanctions counts from the Castellum.AI dashboard.
- Public safety: long-run homicide trends from UNODC statistics.

The author states his viewpoint openly, and the article lists its data sources so readers can compare the figures with the original datasets. A companion whitepaper, Special Edition 01 in the Infinitum Corporation Whitepapers series, gives the same subject a longer treatment that includes a chapter on counterarguments.

"This is a commentary, and I say so up front. The data behind it is public, and I've listed it so readers can check it." said William Aaron Turner, Founder & President, Infinitum Corporation.

Read the original: https://medium.com/@williamaaronturner/the-proof-is-in-the-puddin-sanctions-proof-war-proof-and-chaos-proof-fee512d49e94

About Infinitum Corporation
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Media contact: William Aaron Turner, Infinitum Corporation, 202-729-9509, [email protected]