Russia is a beggar

[JBH22]

"My Russia cannot help her elderly and orphans. From it, bleeding, like from a sinking ship, engineers, doctors, teachers are fleeing, because they have nothing to live on. My Russia - it is an endless Caucasian war," the publication quoted her as saying.

Unkind words from Miss Russia

Russia is a 'beggar', says Miss Earth entrant Natalia Pereverzeva - Yahoo! News UK

 

[LETHALFORCE]

Russia during the peek of the cold war Russia was spending 35% of their GDP to
maintain their military. They have never been able to transition from a communist
infrastructure that gave no incentives for production to a more liberalized economy.
The only reason Chinese were able to transition is US opening up China with trade
to bring down the Soviet Union or China would be in much worst shape.