Paul Krugman Called It

[GUBU]

I don't speak the language but it would be wonderful not to be surrounded by a bunch of nazi fucks all the time.

You don't need to. They speak better English than the English do.

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GDP PPP per capita almost trippled

And has since plummeted, largely due to Putin's raiding of the state's coffers and natural resources to embiggen his Swiss Cypriot bank accounts.

And on the standard of living, why is your population collapsing? Russia has the worst demographics in Europe, a continent not currently noted for it's prowess at making babies.