Russia Is Returning to Growth. (Just in Time for an Election.) Russia’s economy is finally emerging from a difficult recession, just as President Vladimir V. Putin gears up for a presidential election. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:White Panda Is Spotted in China for the First TimeMexico Files Charges to Launch an Anticorruption DriveYour Wednesday BriefingElection Puts Europe on the Front Line of the Battle With PopulismPrison Fighting Leaves at Least 55 Dead in Northern BrazilEuropean Vote Reveals an Ever More Divided France