eli5 – Russia has an economy smaller than Canada or Italy. How does it continue to be a threatening, great power without going bankrupt?
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They basically spend a very large part of their budget on their military plus young men are conscripted meaning they have a very large military overall. Off course this goes at the cost of their economy but the Russian government really doesn’t care since anyone somewhat remotely important is most likely very rich already.
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