In the economy End of the era of gas blackmail January 11, 2016 Alexander Ryklin 2016 began with news that is difficult to call encouraging for the Russian economy. The price of our main export goods - energy - continues to decline, and this process is not yet visible. Against the backdrop of a completely fantastic price for a barrel of oil, which is about to drop to thirty dollars per barrel, the latest events are clearly not added to the market for the supply of Russian gas supply.