Monday, 30 January 2017

Russia

population 143.5 million
GDP $2.07 trillion




Russia has been expanding
This does not include the Soviet (Communist) era.
Russia contains stresses so therefore causes break ups.
The breakups on the bridging countries are tackled very heavy handedly by Russia.
This heavy handed nature makes the government very wary, that it doesn't always work most effectively
Russia has huge wealth, that has been untapped
They need the western technology that has been developed in order to gain access to the possible wealth they have.
However they once viewed the west as the enemy, and this downgrades how 'independent' and self reliant Russia could be.
Equally the west hasn't helped
The east have a 'hard hitting' reaction to any sort of political leadership criticism, it is not accepted
Russia is an important player on the world stage due to its 'super power'
Its standing on the world has become vanished however, and Russia do not like to acknowledge this.
This has lead to tensions between the west and Russia
The state is virtually controlled.
Oligarchs- Many state organisations were split and distributed between key people (often politicians) for management purposes. This management then often used their wealth to buy it.
This has engendered a more mafia style upper class of Russia, as these people are difficult to be held to account. Politics and Oligarchs become intertwined
The russia economy is now in decline.
The result is the decay in the lands further away from moscow.
It is seen as particularly bad at making good decisions, especially when pressured for a decision
Arguably Russia takes a forceful approach