I was checking countries by their gross domestic product (GDP),
here and I was shocked to discover that the latest estimates put Spain in front of Russia. With less than one third of the people!
I knew Russia was a mess, but it's really surprising. I hadn't imagined it was so bad. One single spaniard is now richer than 3 russians. I can't understand why russians are not starting another revolution. Since last one was 99 years ago, maybe next year would be appropriate.
Russian economy is in no way sinking. In fact, it has been displaying
continuous, fast growth since 1998, the only exception being the 2008 worldwide crisis, and a recent small drop due to sanctions.