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sl-1 | 10 months ago

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.

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vkou|10 months ago

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.