Russia is ultimately a kleptocracy with the real money made from resource extraction - oil, natural gas, metal, etc. From that point of view any other industry is extranious because it doesn't add to the oligarchs bottom line.
The more self righteousness bubble there is in the west, the more painful if will be when it pops.<p>Anyone know how much stochastic parrots like this Masha Borak[0][1] got paid writing this lazy propagandists articles that is suitable as content substitute for actual journalistic honest work ?<p>[0] <a href="https://www.mashaborak.com/work" rel="nofollow">https://www.mashaborak.com/work</a><p>[1] <a href="https://twitter.com/a_bachulska/status/1622881058873016320" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/a_bachulska/status/1622881058873016320</a>