How the crisis 2015 differs from the 2009 crisis and who will pay for the mistakes of the authorities Reuters/Kacper PEMPEL The only anti -crisis idea of Vladimir Putin is to repeat the events of 2008 - 2009 and wait for the termination of the decline. Moreover, the calendar parallel between the two crises is easily visible. In the fall of 2014, like in the fall of 2008, oil prices went down, the devaluation of the ruble began, and other familiar symptoms were discovered.