This article indicates that Russia will suffer economically due to the make up of its population, and the effects of the Ukraine war will make things even worse:
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Yeap, and actually this is pretty old news, as old Peter Zeihan, Anne Applebaum, and Timothy Snyder screeds and writings made clear.
And, I have a number of Russian friends, most with children or grandchildren, and all but one of their mostly quite smart youngsters had left Russia for other pastures of work or study by 18 months ago.
Russia no longer is a technically advanced country, but is flying on fumes on a path headed into the ground, with the vultures scrambling for control of remaining hydrocarbon wealth.
d fb
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Iâve seen mentions of this before but didnât realize quite how bad things have become. When you factor in the âUkraineâ effect things will be much worse than the article indicated.
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Why doesnât Russia replace its dwindling population by allowing more immigration?
/sarcasm
Wendy
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They doâthey send their best/brightest elsewhereâŚ
Actually, their best/ brightest vote with their feet to find better opportunities outside of Russia. The government doesnât send them elsewhere.
This Russian publication has some good suggestions but I donât know if they have been implemented. Given the sclerotic and corrupt Russian system Iâd bet a ruble that little has changed.
https://mgimo.ru/about/news/experts/209835/
One of Russiaâs key goals is to create an efficient system that will stop brain drain and foster technologically advanced and socially attractive conditions for developing, patenting and implementing scientific and innovative projects inside the country. [end quote]
Iâm old enough to remember when the Soviets tightly controlled travel outside the USSR. Soviet citizens, especially valuable educated people, simply werenât allowed out of the country and were closely monitored by apparatchiks on the few special occasions when they traveled to the West.
Wendy
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The Ukraine demographic situation is just as bad.
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IIRC, China also has an aging population, only with more men than women.
DB2
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Here is Joe Blogâs take on the Russian population situation.
The population pyramid graph info starts about 4:20 minute.
Joe says the sanctions, war casualties, emigration, and Russiaâs âwar machine/industriesâ are all taking a toll.
In a video last week, the YouTuber said that Ukraine drone attacks on Russian oil refineries was causing workers to quit due to fear of being hit in the attacks.
FWIW
ralph
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There are flox of people trying to cross the Med from North Africa. If Puttie is so desperate for manpower, he should invite those folks to Russia.
Steve
I know at least one of them. He is the brightest. He would not be called the best.
Come to think about it though, isnât this something that many Western nations are going to have a problem with?
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