How Russia Is Surviving Western Sanctions

Despite uncertainty in the world economy and sanctions, Russia’s economy is set for a broad-based economic recovery. Policies to boost public spending, notably investment, should contribute. Martin Gilman will explore why the Russian authorities have been able to marginalize the impact of the US-instigated sanctions. Gilman will underscore how the most recent legal case involving Baring Vostok could have a much more chilling effect on economic prospects.

[@MA-dh2bd]

Russia will survive and succeed despite America's illegal sanctions. Rich culture. Patriotic and great education system. Eat your heart out!

[@strofikornego9408]

America has no sanctions against Russia. America has sanctions against Putin's friends.

[@amirdarwin6633]

InstaBlaster.

[@nicheplusarchitecture8632]

@@strofikornego9408 HAHA FUNNY

[@2prize]

If North Korea and Cuba can survive then the largest country on earth should be able to

[@oneanywhere8561]

People in civilized countries live. The citizens of misanthropic regimes survive from hand-to-mouth! And that makes all the difference!

[@chinzanasweat]

@@oneanywhere8561 those so called 'civilised' countries live only at the expense on others' poverty, lifes and blood. It's better to 'survive' than to destroy other countries for the sake of full stomach.

[@andrerothweiler9191]

@@chinzanasweat So you want to say that Switzerland lives on the expense of poor? The Czech Republic as well? This is not true at all

[@andrerothweiler9191]

@V After 2014 real wages went around 30% down, and this is official. Unu

[@andrerothweiler9191]

@V Inflation and interest rate has nothing to do with economy, but with macroeconomics.

[@Vitamin_71]

What does not kill us makes you stronger! Hello from Russia!

[@olgaosipoff]

ВИТАМИН 71 what doesn’t kill us makes us (Russians) not -You;)

[@impaugjuldivmax]

@@alexp.2897 удоли

[@alexp.2897]

Imp Avg Jvl Div Max Ты хочешь чтобы я поменял мнение? Я буду болие ясней; моя позиция то, чтобы жестоко уничтожить Америку ядерным оружием. Все было ясно?

[@user-ck3jd4ie6m]

@@alexp.2897 не подходит такой вариант даже не рассматривая этические вопросы геноцида всех людей там включая маленьких детей которые точно ни в чем не виноваты... а неподходит потому что это эмоции...если помнить о количестве ядерного оружия...АЭС...и прочих крупных опасных техногенных производств-центров исследований(всякой заразы они там себе понабрали для изучения)... сколько раз там вокруг земли Чернобыль профонил...во что Превратится Мексика(не сделавшая вообще нихрена плохого...между прочим только и делает что от элит США страдает) там десятки многореакторных АЭС...куча атомных подводных и надводных кораблей...но скорее всего весь тот материк загнётся быстро...а мы помедленнее вслед за ними ...пожиная по касательной результаты своих "праведных дел"... не кипи дружище...думай мозгом...мы не бабы чтобы эмоционально подходить тем более к самым серьёзным вопросам...вроде жизни или смерти... Всех благ!...Будь здоров!))))

[@alexp.2897]

Иван Петров Я сам вырос в сша, я по ментальности такой же жесткий как и они. С этими тварями только через силу; пока не убить кучу Американцев, они не поймут. Я обажаю Монголов, вот эти люди умели довести до ума врогов, что надо отебастса... эти уроды любят собираться на вот такие сборищтья, но это все к нечему. В реалиях рулят и действуют такие как Болтон или Помпейо. Их только надо рубить и уничтожать, по другому вас (нас) сломают. Я надеюсь и молюсь что Россия это РЕАЛЬНО орда; я ордынец.

[@martinan22]

The purpose of the sanctions is not to influence Russian behavior. Its purpose is to prevent closer relations between Europe and Russia. And thus facilitate continued US domination of Europe.

[@martinan22]

@John Smith "The West" can go to hell.

[@bulgarianenglishpropertytr3555]

We are so lucky to be able to have access to so much golden content like this. just 10 years ago everyone had to watch a tv with very limited content.

[@cybair9341]

Now that Russia has invested and succeeded into self-sufficiency, I bet it will be reluctant to lose this hard-earned advantage by returning to non-sanction, free trade agreements with unstable partners such as the US and it's vassal countries.

[@maxmagnus777]

Well that depends on how much self-sufficient it becomes over next 5 years. After they pass it will be a question will subsidized goods from EU countries be cheaper than those from Russia. Simply put, who will subsidize more their production. Russia doesn't have unlimited money to throw in that bucket in order to continue it's own growth. Unlike them EU has proven that they have very deep pockets.

[@TotalRookie_LV]

Succeeded? Really? In what sphere of economics exactly. Russia hardly produces anything , even the bulk of food is imported, and what _supposedly_ is produced in Russia actually has seed materials of Western origin (potatoes, grain, piglets and chickens from Netherlands etc).

[@maxmagnus777]

@@TotalRookie_LV I am actaly amazed how ignorant are you. You said that a country of 150 000 000 people is producing nothing.

[@B1sher]

@TotalRookie_LV ​i'm Russian. The majority of products in supermarkets of the Russian production. It's like 90% or something. Right now I'm eating nachos chips made near Moscow with Russian cheese sauce. Russia introduces reciprocal sanctions gradually banning the importation of foreign products, increasing the production of its own products, freeing up space in the market for it. Also, many manufacturers have moved their production inside Russia, because if the product is produced in Russia, it is legal. Even if it is a foreign brand. For example, thus was banned the introduction of the famous European cheeses and in Russia over the past 5 years, cheese production has increased by almost half, and now they produce even those "hard to create" varieties that were banned. Russia could feed the whole Europe if only it were necessary. Have you been to Russia?

[@evehurcules5116]

TotalRookie_LV A

[@brianniziol6479]

Their success may be due to the painful fact that with every passing day the American empire has less and less to offer it's vassals. Germany needs gas so they do the smart thing and make arrangements to get a secure low cost supply. More and more nations are falling away from the negative influence imposed on them from across the sea. Russia just needs to keep doing what it is doing and they will grow in all areas. It is a new world now and some nations are a little slow to respond with something other than threats.

[@WanderfalkeAT]

Smart Man! :)

[@sanniepstein4835]

The US should be prompt about unloading these military freeloaders, then.

[@WanderfalkeAT]

@@sanniepstein4835 That would be fantastic! No dictates from DC anymore and back to Eurasia! This would help Europe immensly! Getting rid of Wall Street and back to SANE Bussiness Practices, where you can seal a Deal with a Handshake instead of Lawyèrs! Damn, that would be worth living for!

[@sanniepstein4835]

I'm all for it.

[@WanderfalkeAT]

@@sanniepstein4835 Would be nice if you talk to your Leader Benjamin to let it be a Reality. I am not jewish so I have no connection to the Zionists :( Thank you in Advance!

[@thewesternworld9695]

Russian is not Turkey or Iran or Venezuela or Japan and Russian is industrialised state and Russian was never occupying by British or French

[@spydude38]

Because they were to busy occupying Northern Oseetia, Crimea, Donbas region of Ukraine, building bridge across Sea of Asov Russia could claim off waters from Ukraine in order to strangle their economy. Russia is not the good little country sticking up for the poor little nations around the globe. They support dictators and despots such as Assad the butcher who uses chemical weapons against his own people. Anyone who supports that policy deserves the scorn they receive.

[@230sergio]

@@spydude38 wake up... There never was Russian troops in ucraine.... The USCE was there for 3 years and never saw Russian troops... Only some Russian citizens but not military... The OPCW report said that the quemical devices found in Syria were found in zones controlled by USA backed terrorists... And by the way... The US tried to stop. This body to visit Syria... The red cross had to ask the UN to make pressure on the US to open their refugees camps so that they could access the situation... I recommend you take a look at that... Basically concentration camps... The vote on Crimea was recognized by the UN as being legal... Just not the annexation... And if you don't know, it was the second time they voted for this... Get out of the msm media... They lie to you openly...

[@thegeneralist7527]

Who the fuck in their right mind would want to occupy Russia? That is like occupying Canada. All there is to do is freeze your ass off and play hockey!

[@GRANA3331]

@@spydude38 uki nazi

[@bobkebob9980]

Assad is the good guy. Israel and US are trying to balkanize the entire region which is why they supported ISIS.

[@gorski548]

Russians are Orthodox Christian Slavs. They are totally different from the rest of the world in their way of thinking. Their minds are not duality minds like in the Western civilization, but Quantum minds. Their long term goal is to colonize the Moon, Mars, to be as technologically advanced as possible, and in term of military to be mightier than they're already. These people do not have in their doctrine to attack any other nation on the planet, but to cooperate together for a higher goals of Planetary civilization. Thats how they call our society - Planetary civilization. This is a greatly misunderstood and underestimated nation.

[@donone1493]

MontenegriN TigeR I'm impressed of your analysis, I have also thought about it but you speak up my mind.

[@gorski548]

@@donone1493 We understand each other brother. Its just that in the West everything goes by the law, and you know is it wrong or good? Red or blue? Black and white? It seems to me that the Western civilization is losing its ground with all of this kind of liberal/neocorporatist way of thinking. Has any of the American philosophers asked themselves - What is the long term of this nation? The longer term of the US as a nation is to do everything opposite from what they're doing now: To end sanctions for Venezuela, Russia, and most of the African nations and Middle east nations. To respect the International law. To end the regime change wars. To provide their people free education and healthcare for all. To invest in its people, infrastructure, technology, ecology et cetera. To become technologically more advanced in the cooperation with the rest of the world. To eventually colonize the Moon, Mars and other planets in the Solar system. To create a scientifically oriented society that will propel the human civilization to heights still unknown.

[@jonathancale2545]

@@gorski548 What a beautiful statement ... people like you will probably hate me just for being black ... but still, may god bless you. What you said is beautiful.

[@gorski548]

@@jonathancale2545 What? To hate you because you're black? Man are you nuts? We're not damn racist man! Good people are good people no matter the skin color. Jesus man...

[@230sergio]

It sounds like I'm Russian... But I'm not...

[@renatotbf]

The russian terrytory is only twice the american. They can live by their own. Think about this.

[@terryharnden5510]

@@Jj-gi2uv Here is why. What about the dumbing down vaccination and mercury sabotage waged by pharma against our youth and its effect on the scientific research ability of those in the allophatic medicine globe. This is an act of sabotage against humanity

[@corvusduluth]

@@terryharnden5510 ...and now A.G Farben>Bayer, the German Cartel, has bought Monsanto.

[@aleksydimitrov7704]

Only sibir is 2x bigger

[@mairca80pais96]

@@terryharnden5510 1

[@-333bee]

Biggest industrial growth ever recorded was in USSR during sanctions who were imposed by almost whole world after civil war when red won . Country economy was growing by 25-30 %

[@silveriorebelo8495]

that 'growth' was communist propaganda - in fact, in those years there was a systematic destruction of the Russian industrial power

[@command_unit7792]

@@silveriorebelo8495 Explain then how the USSR won ww2!

[@NeblogaiLT]

@@command_unit7792 Lend-lease saved them. Russia was saved from starvation by the US help in 1920s, and then again with arms and materials in 1941-1944. As for industrialization- it was achieved in mid-war, but to pay the west for the machines, Stalin confiscated and exported out all the grain from Ukraine, Kazakhstan, etc, causing Holodomor and killing millions of people. It is them, who payed for USSR industrialization.

[@alexandruciunganu4008]

@@NeblogaiLT Stalin exported all the grain to buy machinery because western powers put an embargo on USSR in '33, stopped accepting gold for payments and accepted mainly grain and timber, in order to stop USSR industrialization and keep it an undeveloped cereals producer. This image of western powers, presented as benefactors of the USSR is ridiculous. orientalreview.org/2012/12/17/episodes-10-who-organised-famine-in-the-ussr-in-1932-1933/

[@NeblogaiLT]

@@alexandruciunganu4008 LOL- Sure, it was all western propaganda, US feeding millions of starving USSR people in 1921-1923 through ARA (them alone feeding 10,5 mln.) and other programs. Lenin and Stalin killing peasants, by taking away last grain for export and causing famine is somehow not the crime of their communist regime- but the fault is on the West. /s What is wrong with you, why are you defending those monsters?

[@leonardobautista1619]

Russia has been very independent of the west for centuries, so don't expect that to change anytime in the future.

[@oneanywhere8561]

@@Jj-gi2uv , Prigogine's scumbag! Rushka's wooden money is worthless trash! Rushka has no banking system but only money laundering machines. Rushka is a destitute country of misnomers!

[@B1sher]

@@oneanywhere8561 what is Rushka? Did you use the google translate or what? It's hard to understand your illiteracy.

[@oneanywhere8561]

@@B1sher , Prigogine's moron! Rushka is the name of the country you push your bs from!

[@pavloivanchenko6346]

BS. The USSR and Russia has been overwhelmingly dependent on western technology for it's economic development. Anthony Sutton"s work "Western Technology and Soviet Economic development" is a monumental expose of western technological aid to the USSR. archive.org/details/AnthonySuttonTriologyOfWesternTechnologyAndSovietEconomicDevelopment1917To19301930To19451945To1965/page/n815

[@edp-xo1on]

@@pavloivanchenko6346 are u a dumbass the Western nations embargoed USSR throughout the entire cold war

[@donwayne2433]

America isolating themselves

[@costakeith9048]

That's largely the point of Trump's foreign policy. The state department and establishment are too powerful and intransigent to allow us to simply withdraw from the world and return to our natural state of isolationism. But there's more than one way to skin a cat, pissing off our allies, diplomatically isolating the US, and make the US presence around the world untenable is a way to force their hand and compel the nation to return to isolationism, which is what we Americans ultimately want.

[@oneanywhere8561]

@@costakeith9048 , Trump's electoral base is peasants who have naturally no brain. That's why they want to isolate the USA from the world that's getting more and more global. There is nothing new under the sun.

[@strofikornego9408]

Putin trolls are pathetic nowadays 🤣

[@costakeith9048]

​@@oneanywhere8561 Well, I suppose that works too, just so long as everyone hates someone nuclear war will be inevitable. And, in the end, nuclear war is the only way we're ever going to fix the mess we've made of this world.

[@huuphu17]

Russia is rich in natural resources, they can go for self sufficient route instead of relying on global trade.

[@thegeneralist7527]

Good strategy........to keep living in poverty and isolation.

[@huuphu17]

@@thegeneralist7527 With sanctions, they are already isolated. What alternatives can you suggest?

[@thegeneralist7527]

@@huuphu17 Thanks for the reply. Good question. Join NATO. Benefit: Instant security. Instant lifting of sanctions. Instant access to world markets. Full and equal membership in the international community, which they still technically have but has a lower value at the present in diplomatic currency. It is never too late to let bygones be bygones and start anew. Cost: Must stop invading neighbors. Must stop trying to rebuild the past glory of the Russian empire. Must eliminate most of its nuclear arsenal to the level of other security council member states in step with the US. Accept responsibility to work with the US and allies to promote international peace, security and development. Align Russian spheres of influence with those of the US and allies so that sources of conflict are eliminated. Accept responsibility to begin dismantling the bi-polar geopolitical world order which is re-emerging. Accept responsibility for promoting healthy and inclusive democracy around the world. This includes the weakening and dismantling of all existing monarchies, dictatorships, and single party communist states without free elections that call themselves "democracies" and exist as such only in name. All power, responsibility and authority reside with the people to form governments and to change leaders as required. Accept responsibility to promote democracy and freedom, equality and the rule of law around the world for all people and for all nations. Simple.

[@thegeneralist7527]

@@huuphu17 In short we need to de-isolate Russia!

[@huuphu17]

@@thegeneralist7527 Explain that "promote international peace" part. Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya are disasters. One become a tax drain on the american tax payers, one become hot bed for terrorism (ISIS), other is in civil war. Tell me what is NATO good for? "This includes the weakening and dismantling of all existing monarchies, dictatorships, and single party communist states without free elections that call themselves "democracies" and exist as such only in name." Why Saudi Arabia hasn't became a democracy then? Why China is still communist and why North and South Korea still exist but not a single Korea? Why not wage war on those countries to overthrow the dictatorship. With the record of failures, can we see NATO as being incompetent in keeping world peace?

[@scottcichowlas4836]

Surprised to hear Russia is doing so well, also interesting cultural difference regarding retirement 401k investments between Russians and Americans determining interest in the stock market

[@alexbort3082]

There is nothing like 401k in Russia and the russian stock market is mostly irrelevant for the Russians

[@elitepower3326]

biggest land from west to east, large population, and unlimited resource, russia, the most powerful country in the world.

[@oneanywhere8561]

Prigogine's moron! Rushka is a destitute country where all assets belong to Putin's friends and KGB!

[@corvusduluth]

@maxtac elitpower But resource extraction is fucking up the nature of RF, environmental degradation, clear cutting old growth hardwood forests in Russian Far East etc. The nature suffers from the 'Economic Necessity'. The sanctions help Russian entrepreneurs develop Russian Industry.

[@Bozewani]

yes we survived the mongols hitler and napoleon and the Islamic state we can survive anything g

[@oneanywhere8561]

@@Bozewani , Keep being proud of surviving on a breadline while others enjoy living a good life. What else can a serf boast about?

[@pavloivanchenko6346]

And one of the most poorly managed

[@samable2853]

Naturally russians are strong minded and proud of their motherland, Russia, and will do any thing to defend the name. It is not surprise all the sanctions have failed to dent their spirit. Winston Churchill put it beautifully, 'Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'. Russia never sacrifice it interest and shall not do so any time soon.

[@donone1493]

"... but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest."

[@thegeneralist7527]

Russia would be of no consequence at all EXCEPT for the fact it has thousand of nuclear warheads. That is the only thing that Russia has now, is the ability to blackmail the world with the threat of thermonuclear annihilation. Other than that Russia is totally irrelevant on the world stage.

[@spydude38]

Sanctions are not designed to impact the Russian spirit. It is designed to shape geo-political behavior without having to resort to war. Much better than WWIII I'd say.

[@thegeneralist7527]

@Orthodox power Lol! Yeah, and what did the genius Macron say that was? Russian oil? Name me one other thing Russia has that cannot be gotten somewhere else without being held ransom? What has Russia done for the world lately!

[@thegeneralist7527]

@Orthodox power Lol! What has Poutine done for the world lately? That unhealthy, sloppy but irresistible Canadian invention of French fries, CHEESE curds, and gravy (ref. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine).

[@darkofius]

Washington is shooting itself into own foot...mistakes are adding up, while one expect that damages are caused to Russian economy, one need to account also the weakening of the domestic economy, who want to buy "made in USA", armaments are wasted resources, what else is there to buy...Boeing passenger jets that show premature market entry and grand faults in respect to flight control and dubious safety...nobody forgets such omissions...

[@corvusduluth]

+Darko Fius An example is the paranoid Ukrainian Government buying armaments by borrowing from the 'Banksters'...zero return on investment, only debt servitude.

[@Bozewani]

if you read dambis amoyo you will know the us economy is crashing nice to know that Zambia's economy is growing 8 percent per year and that country has a soft spot in my heart I won tehstate in geography because of them

[@oinamthoujal8196]

Sanction might work with small and weak countries or in the bygone era. In this day it is not a good political foreign strategic move.

[@lares3244]

Absolutely right. Today there are China, India, other growing countries. The US has no such leverage anymore. The more that the EU does not want to give up its interests with Russia. And they absolutely have the right to do it.

[@costakeith9048]

Sanctions are actually more effective now than they have been at any point in history, but the caveat is that they primarily target a nation's access to energy, namely petroleum. This is why, though they are generally quite effective, they don't really work against Russia who has her own domestic energy supplies.

[@UniDeathRaven]

​@@costakeith9048 Yes, you are right. Sanctions are far more stronger than they ever been in past centuries of human civilizations. Mainly because nowadays countries way too dependant on each other in trade than in past.

[@MrAndreysmall]

First-Russia it's not just country,it's soul for every one living there.Something that people of West lost long time ego. It's soul of every person living there,something that bigger that every thing else,something people ready die for, highest honor for man- to fall in battle defending Motherland... We are all Russians- people of all descents, of all tongs and cultures,we have Motherland. West will never understand this- to big different between us.All of us,living now in Russia or living abroad knowing well,a moment we show are weakness- West will try to destroy us.It's not about just surviving sanctions,it's about surviving of nation.Second-it's quiet stupid to call president elect "regime" and same time try to build bridges between countries. It's showing no respect for millions of people elected this president.

[@umarslatif]

Very poor narration, too many aa and ohh and incoherent pauses.

[@monolith94]

Braima Mariama I bet he can, this guy is a very bad public speaker

[@tatyanakol]

Also what most people never include in their analysis on Russia and Russian people is that in hard times they find spiritual strength in church which for most Russians is Russian Orthodox. Russian Orthodox Church is about taking your cross and carrying even if it’s heavy, but never heavier than cross of Jesus Christ, obedience to God or being faithful to God in small things and then growing bigger. What is good for everybody, doesn’t mean it’s good for Russians. Good and bad is an abstract concept and can be interpreted based on motives. And Russians never changed because someone wanted them to change like we can see millions of people in Gulags during Communist regime. They will change because they decided to change.

[@user-ck3jd4ie6m]

Почти всё в тему)))но без ГУЛАГ (штампы американского Голливуда) никак не обязательно церковь и Бог...будет отступать полк военных...и надо будет задержать врага...найдётся доброволец который останется рядом с артиллерийским орудием и встретит врага чтобы друзья-товарищи отошли и перегруппировались... чтобы было понятно...сделай или умри это у американцев ...у нас УМРИ НО СДЕЛАЙ...на этом спотыкается любая военная машина...чем глубже внутрь страны тем мощнее сопротивление ...когда женщины дети берутся за оружие...потому что старики уже погибли защищая их это всякой элитарной мрази человеческой не понятно...вот и лезет она к нам...в наши дела...по наши души или земли...желают огрести в очередной раз....мозги совсем дензнаками заплыли

[@johnburman966]

In South Africa and Rhodesia sanctions were beneficial to the economy in many ways. Previously imported goods were reproduced locally, cheaper and stimulating small business. South Africa made fuel synthetically from coal. Whatever had to be imported was done through third parties and many devious tricks were used. Sanctions hurts the suppliers as much as the receivers. Now in Africa nothing is made locally, inflation is through the roof and small businesses and employment is gone.

[@chongli8409]

Didn't Rhodesia sit under the table of negotiations with Mugabe because of sanctions? I mean it couldn't produce (or import from SA) everything.

[@user-zf2ql7sz3n]

I, as a citizen of Russia, would like to have sanctions imposed against me, I am an integral part of the state..

[@nworesistance9834]

Any country with an ageing population will increase retirement age. It is inevitable. Thats why russia did the pension reform. Compared to other countries their age of retirement is lower. Of course it will will not be a popular change in any country. Finlands economy for example is being strained by ageing population. And it caused many people in government to resign. Japan arent having enough kids so they have a big population problem too.

[@terryharnden5510]

Organic food (Roundup free) has has resulted in productive lifespan (think productivity) has increased by six seven years during Putins reign . Opposite has happened in USA. Sick people are a drain on productivity. Now in USA 54% of 18 yr olds have a chronic (uncurable) illness. Think vaccinations?

[@Amidat]

Yes Greece and Brazil are examples of what happens when retirement age is too early

[@pkasb90]

Plenty of lessons to learn from Russia how to survive during sanctions.

[@ekukoleabdu6102]

This is great information for people who want to listen to the truth rather than trying to turn the world into their back yard

[@arthurdont1478]

Crimea is Russia! Forever!

[@themiddlekingdom9121]

Because the Russian are able to trade with China, the Chinese have been traded with them for years, before and after the sanctioned by the West and EU, that why they can survive till now.

[@fedorevdokimenko3978]

Russia lives under western sanctions. USSR lived under western sanctions. Russian empire lived under western sanctions. Even Tsardom of Russia lived under western sanctions. Russia is just too resilient, big and self sufficient to be destroyed by sanctions. Sanctions can just slow down the recovering of Russia. Even much smaller countries survive the sanctions like Cuba, Iran or North Korea. The most powerfull sanctions could be made by the West right after WW2, when the West combined had around 80% of World's GDP. Since that period the GDP percentage of the West is falling. And as a result the western sanctions are becoming less and less effective.

[@themiddlekingdom9121]

@@Jj-gi2uv I don't think so, during the Soviet Union, the Russian traded only among its communist countries, back then even the Soviet Union and the People Republic of China were not gotten along.

[@themiddlekingdom9121]

@@fedorevdokimenko3978 The reason that the Western world kept sanctions Russia because the Russian continued taking other people territory, in recent sanction, the Russian decided to take Crimea back that previous regime already gave to Ukraine during the Czar of Russia. In similar case, would you imagine if the Chinese take their lands back from Russian, north of Amur river, East of Ussuri river and Sakhalin island, AKA Outer Manchuria that they were forced to give these lands up to the Czar of Russia, there were no compensations in returns ? How the Russian feel when the Chinese are doing the same as the Russian took the Crimea from Ukraine ?

[@TheArtofCodeIsCool]

Couldn't finish this. My Uhhh-counter exploded.

[@TotalRookie_LV]

_Relatively_ well. Currently Kremlin is ripping off their own population, as a couple of years old Russian joke goes: "people are the new oil!" As Russian economist Andrey Movchan claims- Russia is so big, it can live under sanction as for decades, just look at Iran. Russia isn't extremely poor nation, about average compared to th ed whole world, but surely poor by Western standards, which means their populace never knew a true prosperity, thus they can tolerate pretty poor conditions for almost forever, they are used to it.

[@TotalRookie_LV]

@sciphynuts No, I'm not talking about days long gone, I'm talking about current situation. However, you are kindly allowed to keep playing dumb and continue the blame game.

[@tatyanaolson8533]

There is no sound from 1 to 2:09

[@renatotbf]

There is a little big problem with GDP in dolars. It depends on exchange rates, so it means nothing, because these rates depends on politycal subjects. You produce goods, not dolars or rublos. So what you produce do not actualy varies with exchange rates. So, when you say russian GDP decreased in 2015 this is not true, because the goods and services produced are the same. It is just a decrease in ruble value related to the dolar, but not a decrease in goods and services produced. If in US a doctor charges 150 dolars for a consult, and in Russia this consult costs 40 dolars, does this means US consult is better than the russian? No, their values are the same as a service, but computed with extremealy diference in GDP evaluation. And the same way with all other goods and services measured in GDP. And this distortion occurs with every country´s GDP. Forget about GDP in dolars. It means nothing

[@fedorevdokimenko3978]

True. GDP (PPP) is better. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)

[@powerzx]

If you don't want to waste your 1 hour of life then just read my comment and skip this video :) Sanctions doesn't work, in many fields (like food production) Russia is doing a lot better than before sanctions. With very high food production (being in top of the food producers in the world) and with huge amounts of cheap energy they are truly an independent country. And not forget that Russians are very strong, you can not break them with silly sanctions.

[@strofikornego9408]

There is no such thing as sanctions against Russia. There are only sanctions against Putin.

[@jamesarthur7214]

@@strofikornego9408 Just google us and eu sanctions against Russia.

[@strofikornego9408]

@@jamesarthur7214 they target putin

[@jamesarthur7214]

@@strofikornego9408 Not only putin and his associates but a wide range of other buisness entities, oil industries and financial services in Russia. Even the nord stream 2 pipeline sanctioned by the us.

[@strofikornego9408]

@@jamesarthur7214 none of them target regular russians, oil revenues never reach people, people also have no money to afford financial services.

[@cryptobex1452]

He got censored at the presentation. Look at his face 😂

[@FisherGrubb]

No sound around 1:40 till the introducer finishes his introduction....... Sound problems, or on purpose?

[@vlad333zay]

russia actually succeeded growth of new manufacturing company has hit 23 new factories open, and that is without gas and electrical construction all over the world done by Russia. you wont find anything on construction in Russia it is so big there has been an argument that the just surpassed the % pace growth of china in its construction boom,

[@VersusARCH]

Well, being the single largest country in the world and richest in resources while being nowhere near the most populous and also being situated next to the most populous one and the second largest economy in the world - China which is not a part of the embargo pretty much sums it up.

[@strofikornego9408]

That was also true for USSR and it collapsed because it was a shithole.

[@VersusARCH]

@@strofikornego9408 At that time (1960s- mid 1990s) China was on the US side in regards to most things (but not the Vietnam War) and was nowhere near as economically strong as today ;)

[@strofikornego9408]

China was NEVER on the US side in regards to anything in its history. China trade with US is more than 50 times bigger than its trade with Russia. The only thing China wants from Russia is cheap gas, they are not allies.

[@VersusARCH]

@@strofikornego9408 Learn about the Sino-Soviet split. The fact that US subsequently built a symbiotic economic relationship with China, making use of China's huge cheap but well organized production potentials to sustain the economic growth of US-based multinational companies and outfund the USSR in the arms race while there were numerous border clashes between USSR and China and the trade was non-existant was a major factor in the USSR's breakup. The information revolution helped too, but to a lesser degree. The price was technology transfer to China as well as letting them on US-controlled markets (for now) and great increase in Chinese wealth (mostly at the expense of US and European standards of living which, while still high, are in decline due to negative trade balance with China). But China and Russia are now standing together in most areas in order to prevent US from subduing them. Regarding Pakistan, Iran, Syria, Egypt, Libya, North Korea, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, cooperating on the Belt and Road initiative etc.

[@Confluence323]

why do you refer to the Russian Govt as a 'regime'? They have democratic elections just like the US - and yes, just like in the US, candidates are narrowly selected by the rich for the people to 'vote' on - so be fair - call the US Govt a 'regime'

[@arthurdont1478]

What was the reason for sanctions?

[@fedorevdokimenko3978]

Geopolitical confrontation as always.

[@arthurdont1478]

@@fedorevdokimenko3978 Thanks!

[@mark98115]

ahmmm...ahhhh...ahmmmm impossible to listen to.

[@enoeht5519]

A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience's attention, then he can teach his lesson. John Henrik Clarke

[@tovarishstulov]

ITT: Senile boomers discuss US foreign policy as if it's a going concern.

[@mlulekibb]

Paul S:--Now you get me curious. Spill it out. What is it? I see consistency and the same agenda as has always been since maybe 1949. What....?

[@tovarishstulov]

@@mlulekibb You're probably right about the agenda, although I'd say there was a neocon inflection around GHW Bush period, but my point is that the US no longer has any diplomatic leverage over anyone but its closest allies, if that. No adversarial party is willing to do deals with the US because it's not a trustworthy regime. Their only foreign policy levers are sanctions and aircraft carriers. No one gives a shit about sanctions and if the aircraft carriers are coming it means there are too many financial stakeholders in the US MIC to stop it. And the glorious part is that the brain trust over there (personified in this video) is too dumb to understand their own negotiating position.

[@irrrjyk3272]

Publilc payments are increasing , for different categories of citizens.

[@WanderfalkeAT]

I neaver heard so many Ahm's in my Life!

[@lukelewkowicz2233]

What would the scrape in % amount to be by the take of the oligarchs, or would it rather be a question to swiss banking autority?.

[@sebastiantoma3369]

difficult to follow, to dispersed. both presentation and the questions. thumbs down.

[@floridaman-727]

With all due respect and aside from the content of the lecture, if this guy says ummm one more time, I think I will become infected with it and start saying ummm four times in each of my sentences. 😏

[@luligi7177]

Some people are simply not made for speeches . Cant watch this, it's painful

[@strofikornego9408]

Russia had to cancel pensions since sanctions were imposed. Rouble has been devalued by the factor of 2, every product became very expensive and now Russia is a horrible place to live.

[@user-tq2cf7cz5b]

My country is a horrible place to live about 1200 years already, but we are still alive 😁 Don't use Western logic for Eastern countries.

[@strofikornego9408]

Чем нам хуже - тем нам лучше. У нас особый путь. Вашингтон хочет отобрать наши ресурсы и великие победы дидов. Владимир Владимирович - наше солнышко, будем жрать говно назло западу.

[@fedorevdokimenko3978]

@@strofikornego9408 Ну, так в этом характер и проявляется. Иначе пришлось бы отсасывать за бургеры или кружевные трусы, как делают большинство стран. Причем некоторым даже бургеров не достается, бесплатно делают, как Украина, например.

[@ondrejroberto2896]

AHHMM, EHMM, MHHH, HHHH + BORING

[@arthurheidt6373]

i have enough of these "communists"

[@redbackshanto4164]

36:50 best haha

[@rfnz3994]

A powerful country would be more benevolent, not more greedy as the US is now becoming.

[@slavenkagrahovac9005]

....should be....

[@sanniepstein4835]

A sane country takes care of its own citizens first and proven allies second, realizing that the rest, if not neutral, are probably cynical exploiters, rivals, or ambitious enemies. The 'greedy' US takes in more immigration and gives out more aid than all others, infantilizing its friends and encouraging its enemies, to receive only hatred and contempt in return. Time to block the borders and shut the bank.

[@spydude38]

Which country do you think has guaranteed the freedom of Western Europe and most of Asia since the end of WWII? How is that the EU was able to even exist when Europe was destroyed during WWII? It was the benevolent U.S. which financed the reconstruction of Western Europe and defended it. You'd think people would understand why the U.S. can't pay for everything any longer. China will be the biggest economy on the planet and then they will be the king of the hill. Who would you rather have on top? Communists?

[@konfunable]

The author when comparing Russian and European economies fails to remember that all developed countries still grow faster than Russia while ther GDP per capita are several times higher. For such poor economy like Russia, the growth is just pathetic knowing that currently economy is on the top growth. All other countries with similar GDPs grow 3-5 %

[@fedorevdokimenko3978]

I checked your words and... Russia's GDP growth in 2018-2019 is higher then in France, UK or Italy, and close the same as German. statisticstimes.com/economy/countries-by-projected-gdp-growth.php

[@konfunable]

@@fedorevdokimenko3978 Yes. You took the best year you could. Compare 2014-2016. After such long stagnation only now they managed very slowly to move up. Not to mention, that Russia's economy per capita is similar to African and South American countries, therefore their 2% is like 0.2% of the developed world.

[@BA-nq5hn]

@Mindaugas, GDP per capita in South Africa is less than $8,000 in 2021 while in Russia it stands close to 11,000 despite sanctions. The case of South Africa and others like Botswana are the exception in Africa. Much of the continent has way less GDP per capita. So comparing Russia’s GDP to that of many African countries is a bit misleading.

[@MarkMcAllister-ni9sf]

umm...umm...umm...umm

[@dirwanedy8919]

Only one way to destroying Russian economic,just buy more ruble.that all

[@DICKdeNORMATITY]

I remember Obamas sanctions list. Identical to what Russian spokesman had read out 2 weeks before. I suspect they are still working together. New deal old schmeal.

[@ekrae911]

I like the guy but am a bit disappointed. Lots of "idks" for someone who lived in russia and is married to a prominent journalist.

[@judahbenisrael313]

Russia and United States barely trade anything

[@ingvarz7468]

and that is a bad thing... two big countries could create many jobs for their people by cooperating in Engineering machinery, Agriculture and SPACE PROGRAM

[@dontbetonit813]

@@ingvarz7468 Well they do the Russians have been giving US astronauts a ride to the Space Station for years.

[@susclik]

ZERO information. Its just waterpouring.

[@arniciaurelian6767]

Bid country reach and little population compare with the surface. They are first in the world in natural resources and alimentary products. Can feed also other countries.

[@mer3abec]

Guy have no idea why stock market is going well 🤣🤣🤣. Adolf Hitler also was amazed why he lost ww2.

[@arthurheidt6373]

lets see how uk will survive the sanctions it has put themselves into. with their brexit.

[@SI-cd7xs]

uk has twice the economy of russia with 1/3rd of the population.

[@arthurheidt6373]

@@SI-cd7xs jes blown up with the printing press not according to purchasing power parity.

[@rafedkarim4595]

Many Russian trolls and agents are writing. Lol

[@marilynverick2544]

Topic sounded interesting but speaker is not. His presentation spoils what could have been a learning experience.

[@alvinchongchong9712]

One million Ruby segment to now

[@dirremoire]

Great topic, inept speaker...too bad.

[@alasputin1]

too many HUUHHH !

[@puppy6646]

Uhhhh... Ummm.... uhhhh.... ummmmm, dude needs to learn to talk.

[@jackspecht3418]

This guy has no ability to think.

[@alvinchongchong9712]

One million rmb g

[@jh1987r]

Ummm... uummm.. uuummm.. uuummm.. uuummm.. ummm.. uuumm..

[@hiallandletstalk5670]

lol western sanctions against russia unites the easts lol ...a bad moved from the west lol

[@bobelschlager6906]

The speaker is an absolute disaster as a speaker. Maybe being a professor or whatever, he is used to people not criticizing him. One step forward would be a clear overall statement - if he is capable of formulating such a thing - of his use of the term "counter factual". I am certainly capable of understanding what the term itself means. However, he uses the term over and over, and I'm not willing to go into the work of guessing what he is really doing in each of these uses. If he has students who are willing to look at this video, they might help him - force him via several iterations - to come up with such a statement. Another area of improvement might be using even the slightest bit of energy and enthusiasm in his presentation. However, maybe he is just tempermentally maybe even genetically incapable forever of doing that. Nevertheless, about 40 % of the readers' comments are interesting and helpful on this extremely important topic.

[@jh1987r]

Uuuumm.

[@andrerothweiler9191]

Russia is doing the almost same mistake as Soviet Union did. Russia is very diverse and in the end it will lead to collapse. I think they have 5 years max to get rid of hydrocarbon dependecy and conduct political freedom.

[@alexandraferdonova5329]

Poccya 1111111111

[@jerry4251]

Russia should not had went into Crimea simple as death

[@jaimes.1799]

Russia would have more clout and raise they're international approval if they would just give Ukraine back their country.

[@niconico1665]

What are you smoking????

[@spydude38]

How do you have clout when you defend a dictator in Syria who gasses his own people daily?