Russia will Die

[Insidious Von]

Yegor Gaidar was the leader Russia needed, instead they got Vladimir Putin. Gaidar was a technocrat who understood Russia's problem, after a term limit Boris Nemtsov would have succeeded him. Under them Russia had a chance at thriving economically, scientifically and culturally. Unfortunately the Ruble crashed in 1998, Russia wasn't part of the developing EU and President Clinton was too busy getting bochini. Both Gaidar and Nemtsov are now dead.

 

[Insidious Von]

Russian fatalism is something Sergey Prokofiev understood well, he outlived Stalin only by months. Prokofiev wrote the violin sonata for David Oistrakh...born in Odessa.

Yuja Wang should play more chamber music.

 

[nottyboi]

Well many people are also predicting the USA will break up, and its pretty clear top me the EU is gonna implode. First Brexit then Eastgress. German govt will fall before the fall. No way you can inflict such a massive drop in living standards on your citizens and not pay for it.

 

[Anbarandy]

No way you can inflict such a massive drop in living standards on your citizens and not pay for it.

Except in the zombie mother land of Russia.

There, Putin would be hoisted by his own petard way beyond the elite status of Stalin.

 

[oil&gas]

I predict Russia will emerge from this conflict with a relative living
standard better than it was before by comparison with 'unfriendly'
countries. Ruble may drop further but not as much as the USD.

 

[Insidious Von]

Man that was a load of hueeey in another thread oil&gas, this has to be taken more seriously.

Putin is doing all he can to have his ally Marine La Pen elected as French President. Once that happens the sanctions will fall like a house of cards.

 

[jalimon]

Man that was a load of hueeey in another thread oil&gas, this has to be taken more seriously.

Putin is doing all he can to have his ally Marine La Pen elected as French President. Once that happens the sanctions will fall like a house of cards.

imagine if his puppet Trump gets in in 2024.Allied with China they will then be ableto bring down the US and Europe to its knees.