Crude oil prices, in USD per 1 barrel (left axis) and RUR/USD exchange rate (right axis, reverse scale), 2013–2016. Sources: Central Bank of Russia (CBR), http://www.cbr.ru/eng/currency_base/dynamics.aspx and US Energy Information Administration, http://www.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/TblDefs/pet_pri_spt_tbldef2.asp.

 
 
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