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evidence: James Robert Millar -LRB- 1936 -- November 30 , 2008 -RRB- was an American political scientist and economist .. American. United States. He was a renowned expert on the Soviet economy .. Soviet economy. Economy of the Soviet Union. A native of San Antonio , Texas , Millar attended the University of Texas at Austin , graduating in 1958 .. University of Texas at Austin. University of Texas at Austin. He went on to pursue a doctorate degree at Cornell University , including a year spent as an exchange student at Moscow State University .. Cornell University. Cornell University. Moscow State University. Moscow State University. The National Council for Eurasian and East European Research awards the annual `` James R. Millar Graduate Student Prize '' for the best graduate student research paper in the humanities and social sciences regarding current or former communist regimes , in honor of Millar .. National Council for Eurasian and East European Research. National Council for Eurasian and East European Research