Probably because it's proponents didn't have enough clout in the party, and faced too much institutional inertia.
Reading the manuscript, that appears to be the case:
>Industrial managers and government bureaucrats opposed the computerization of economic planning and management because it
exposed their inefficiency, reduced their power and control of information, and ultimately threatened to make them redundant. On the other hand, liberal economic reformers viewed
Glushkov’s proposal as a conservative attempt to further centralize the control of the economy and to suppress the autonomy of small economic units.
In other words, for entirely practical reasons. Not because evil communists didn't want people to have too much freedom, as the top comment in this thread suggests.
The refugee crisis unfolded years before Russia even entered the conflict. Accusing them of creating it now is silly. Nor did Russia have a large air base in Syria until last year. Nor did the Russians supply or use chemical weapons. In fact, they earnestly tried to do the opposite - take Assad's chem weapons away (though they obviously failed).
The thing about Russia targeting civilians is curious to me. Is Russia killing civilians in Syria? Sure. Are Russians doing it on purpose, as part of their strategy? That I am not so sure about. I suspect it has more to do with urban nature of the conflict, low-precision bombs, bad intel, and yes - I have to admit - the traditionally lower value Russians place on human life (including their own). But as a part of some grand genocidal strategy that Western press attributes to the Russians? Probably not.
Case in point, when US aviators were bombing Mosul, they were also killing hundreds of civilians in the process (see links below). Despite the fact, no one has accused the US of specifically targeting civilians. All civilian deaths were chalked up to mistakes, rather than evil intent.
But in Russia's case, it's a strategy. Beats me why.
They use matrices for computational efficiency. That's why linear algebra (along with diff equations and probability theory) is one of the prerequisites for any non-mooc machine learning course.
A cursory search on Google shows that in America, if you want to be an HVAC tech or a plumber, you basically have to take the same steps: get a high school diploma, then find a formal apprenticeship or a vocational program, then get licensed and get a certificate. The whole process takes years too. It's basically the same.
And as an American consumer it's not like you get a random handyman from the street to do the work, is it? You almost always go with one of these certified guys. And similar to the OP, there is a bunch of "illicit" work here too. Like my mechanic once insisted on coming to my home after hours to fix my car (easy fix), presumably so he can avoid paying shop fees.
Durov is the founder and ex-CEO of Russia's (and Europe's) largest social network site, Vkontakte. He is one of the few tech billionaires from Russia.
A few years ago, Kremlin tried getting their hands on Vkontakte (to be able to more easily monitor/censor), but Durov kept rebuffing them. Eventually, they intimidated him into selling his majority stake to one of their pet oligarchs. As you can imagine, Durov is pretty bitter about his company being taken away from him (and generally bitter about security services trying to mess with people's rights). After cashing out, he's moved to the EU and become a consistent critic of the Russian government.
Reading the manuscript, that appears to be the case:
>Industrial managers and government bureaucrats opposed the computerization of economic planning and management because it exposed their inefficiency, reduced their power and control of information, and ultimately threatened to make them redundant. On the other hand, liberal economic reformers viewed Glushkov’s proposal as a conservative attempt to further centralize the control of the economy and to suppress the autonomy of small economic units.
In other words, for entirely practical reasons. Not because evil communists didn't want people to have too much freedom, as the top comment in this thread suggests.