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Russia

As a native of Moscow, I still think of an empire of fifteen republics when I hear the word “Russia.” The term “Russian outsourcing” often includes ex–Soviet Union eastern European countries such as Byelorussia or Ukraine. In fact, many of the larger vendors, such as ePAM, Luxsoft, and Global Logic have established offices in these countries.

However, most of the other ex–Soviet Union countries don’t play a significant role in the offshore market, either because IT talent is harder to find or because costs are higher than in other outsourcing destinations. While service offerings in these countries do exist and you can find great providers in Estonia, Moldova, and other areas, the combined outsourcing revenue of these countries would ...