The News About the Russian Economy Is Freaking Out: While Officials Report on Successes, Skeptics Predict Imminent Collapse, and Both Sides Have Arguments. Which of Them Is Right? "Meduza" Deals with Five Examples.

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In the fifth year of the great war, the Russian economy has come up with many systemic problems, but this still does not mean that it will collapse tomorrow: degradation takes time and many of the mines laid are time-consuming. It is true that economic indicators can be presented under an optimistic perspective as evidence of success and strength, but it is also true that they hide vulnerabilities and threats — especially for Russians — and that…