Russian Ultranationalists slowly Slip out of Moscow’s Control
Russian State Stares into population abyss
Perhaps 143 million.
I am not very sure.
It’s not prudent to take the data provided by the Russian government at face value and assume it represents the objective truth. Rather, it’s the figure the Russian government wants us to perceive as the truth.
However, according to most sources, the Russian population is slightly above 140 million individuals. This constitutes a substantial number of people, making it one of the largest communities globally that has been squeezed from all directions.
The Russian President struggles to govern effectively; it seems whatever his right hand tries to grasp, his left hand ends up taking it away.
It is a bit sad, really.
Russia might not be up there among the top seven economies globally, but when it comes to death rates, they’re chilling at bad luck number seven worldwide.
No, it is not because of the war.
They held their ground in 2020 and they are still holding the same ground in 2023.
A study by The Lancet in 2014 indicated that the probability of a Russian man dying before he turns 55 is 25 percent.