1.it turned out the US has $60 trillion debts all the while it has been saying it only had $17 trillion. How do you call that kind, a tenth class state?
2.please look at the latest World Bank GDP-PPP for 2013, Russia, only two decades from Communism is now the richest country in Europe with GDP-PPP of $3.4 trillion vs Germanys $3.3 trillion (NOTE that is the more reliable GDP-PPP, not the arbitrary Nominal GDP)
1.I call that Keynesianism, but with smart reform they will land softly, it's not the first country that tried Keynesian policy and see it not work, people will lose money but not capital. I just hope Hillary will not win.
2.Russian population is 140 million, it's normal they have a "big" GDP. But it not mean people have good standard of life or they are free... And GDP-PPP is just a big lol, GDP is an aggregate and PPP and inflation calculation method have controversy. Median wage would be better.
3.It's not a fault when the state and the economy don't run on that... But that's good, government are usually greedy so with good international competitor and some alternative to there resources they will fail
You don't answer why Russia stay a authoritarian regime while in other ex-URSS country like Czech civil right exist... You don't answer the lack of diversity in Russia export...