russia vs georgia

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Originally Posted by pgardn

Not now.

I am obviously not an economist but it seems having a
diverse economy would be desired long term. Especially with a country
like Russia, its not exactly a large desert.

Most of Russia is uninhabitated. they have natural resources, lots and lots of them. The problems they have are getting them from point A to point b. They are never going to have a robust economy simply because the govt is never going to give up the tight hold they have. It is the russian way. Not to mention the country is too vast and too large to ever be like a modern western economy. They want the southern breakaways back because they have resources and are a lot closer to delivery than Siberia.