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Russia never ceases to amaze me even after spending half of my life living there. Its massive territory extends over 8 times zones stretching over 2 continents
by sakopov 5y ago
Russia never ceases to amaze me even after spending half of my life living there. Its massive territory extends over 8 times zones stretching over 2 continents and it has historically been incapable of governing most of it. Everything outside of Moscow and Saint Petersburg (and a few other bigger cities) is often neglected and in constant state of poverty. Geopolitical stuff aside, this incessant need to have more land and more control when you can't even deal with the shit you already have is just baffling.
- deutschewelle 5y agoTheir whole concept of centralized governance is based on snitching and secret police since the Tsar days. The US is also a massive chunk of land with heavily armed populace, how does it deal with state wide enforcement? They both utilize a three letter agency that stands ready to infiltrate, assassinate, demoralize, discredit and reward snitches. It appears that violence seems to be the root of all power, and power has positive correlation with access to secrecy. The more secret and violent you are, the more you are feared. Fear of violence and the unknown amplify the need for careful self-regulating behaviors amongst the sentient group competing for scarce goods.
- 0xy 5y agoPoverty has declined by more than 50% in the last 20 years in Russia. How does this jive with a "constant state of poverty"? When people use anecdotes like this despite the data, it often just looks to me like bashing of developing economies.
- thecleaner 5y agoSure. Where are you stats coming from. ?
- pastacacioepepe 5y agoWorld bank is enough for you? The poverty headcount ratio for Russia went from 24.6% in 2002 to 10.7% in 2012, so it's actually a decrease of more than 50% in less than 20 years, even more than what stated by OP above. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.DDAY?end=2015&locations=1W-US-RU-CN&start=1989&view=chart https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.DDAY?end=2015&lo...
- thecleaner 5y agoThis stat is from 2012. 9 years old.
- 0xy 5y agohttps://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/A148/production/_100288214_russianpoverty-colour-swap-640-nc.png https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/A148/production/... The World Bank also has similar figures.
- thecleaner 5y agoSource in the graph says Russian Federal State Statistics Service not the world bank. This is like asking Russian government to grade their own performance.
- 0xy 5y agoAny source or is this just a conspiracy theory? No reputable person has claimed that.
- kilroy123 5y agoCompared to the rest of Europe though? No way, most of Russia is still poor by that standard.