russian predicts US collapse..
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Some reasons which can contribute to Russia's growth, some points taken from this norwegian article, based on analysis by ECON Pöyry, I made a translation last year
http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2…1. Global warming. While many countries are already facing difficulties with water shortage, desert spread, extreme weather etc., Russia can only look forward to milder climate. More than 65% of the territory of Russia is covered with a permanent ice. As larger areas become productive in terms of agriculture and forrest planting, there will be some minor problems with infrastructure in the beginning, but it will turn out a big advantage in the end. If all land is taken into use, Russia can feed 32 billion people. While half of Europe can be under water.
Oceans being depleted for fish has little to say in Russia's case, as the fish will wander north with increasing temperature.2. The obvious: non-renewable resources which Russia has plenty of. The periodic table -- from top to bottom.
3. Renewable resources like fresh water, fertile soil, world's largest forest reserves ('the lungs of Europe'), harvestable fish and animals. Pollution and congestion of ecosystems are becoming more common over the whole world. Russia is certainly known for it's pollution in the big cities and decades of catastrophic environmental administration, but thanks to it's waste area and low population density, vast stretches of land are virtually untouched. Here Russia is in fact in an unique position, and in a way can only be compared to Canada.
4. Clash of civilizations. While war on terror is tying up large resources in the USA, Russia has taken the role of participant observer and even nourishes it's relations with Iran.
While multicultural societies in Europe are struggling with integration, and immigration pressure from poor remote countries continues to increase, all new Russian work force immigration comes from neighboring former Soviet republics. For many of these peoples this is not a new deal. In contrast to the well-fare spongers in the West, immigrants in Russia are actually working
Birthrates are highest in 16 years (but still very low)5. Scientific and technological strength is coming back. The country is still one of the top suppliers of mathematicians, physicians and programmers, and has a rapidly growing software industry.
6. Russia's military industrial complex is slowly rising up and over time will approach it's past greatness.
7. 70 years of isolation from the West. Like coming out of a time capsule, the least Americanized European country where everything is like 20 years back in time