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Originally Posted by finnbow
It must be tough for a lot of Russians to see their country go from one of two world superpowers to an autocratic kleptocracy, surpassed in global importance by dozens of other countries. Were it not for oil and gas, they'd have next to nothing the world wants. Hell, even Caspian caviar is being surpassed by aquaculture products from across the globe. They've become the Saudi Arabia of the north, just with more weapons and attitude.  |
Russia occupies a very large varied mass of the world and in an absolute sense really does not need the rest of the world.
11-10-2014, 01:19 PM
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