Investors are fleeing Russian and Georgian assets due to the recent crisis. Russian foreign exchange reserves fell $16.4 billion in the past week, the largest decrease since the 1998 ruble crisis. Yields on ruble bonds rose 75 to 150 basis points and the business community complained about lack of access to credit. One Russian columnist wrote, "The million-headed hydra of the bourgeoisie has sent a signal: ‘change your course comrades!"

Snapshot asks, did the Russian business community yank the reins of the Russian military?

Newsweek - The Bulls Have Left Moscow
Financial Times - Investors quit Russia after Georgia war
Moscow Times - Reserves Plummet $16.4Bln in a Week
Reuters India - Emerging Markets-Russia, Georgia assets extends losses