Due to important changes in the direction of foreign trade and the economic relationship in general from east to west during the 1990s, the effect of financial crises in Russia had a more moderate influence on the Estonian economy than would have occurred if Estonia had been more closely linked to the Russian market.
Tänu olulistele muudatustele väliskaubanduse orienteerituses ja üldistes ida-lääne vahelistes majandussuhetes 1990. aastatel oli Venemaa finantskriiside mõju Eesti majandusele leebem, kui oleks võinud juhtuda siis, kui sidemed Venemaa turgudega oleksid olnud tihedamad.