Yet they have also gotten involved in a very destructive war that destroyed their fossil fuel markets, made them a pariah and wasted their Soviet heritage military arsenal. Would not count it as development.
While it is true that many Russians might prefer living in a 2019 Russia over a 2025 Russia, you're not going to find a single person in the country who would prefer the 1999 Russia over either of them.
> wasted their Soviet heritage military arsenal
30-year-old arsenals require replacement, and war (even an embarrassing one) is an to modernize them.
vkou|10 months ago
> wasted their Soviet heritage military arsenal
30-year-old arsenals require replacement, and war (even an embarrassing one) is an to modernize them.