2008 is the first year after the transfer of the Russian sovereignty.The “Medvedev-Putin” Regime，which shall guarantee that the domestic and foreign policies can continue to be implemented and further enriched. At the same time，economic growth will be maintained，but the rate of increase has slowed down. Because the macroeconomic environment has improved，domestic demand-oriented economic growth has further strengthened. Simultaneously，domestic consumer demand continued to be stable and the level of investment to be maintained highly. Enabling international economic environment such as the rising export prices of Oil，gas and other raw materials play an important role in economic growth. Under the influence of the world financial crisis，Russia’s domestic credit conditions had been tightened；and GDP growth rate had dropped. In conclusion，the trend of Russian economic growth would not change in 2009.