It is almost a quandary not to classify a nation such as Russia, with enough military might to stand nose to nose with almost any nation as anything other than an economic giant. Yet the reality, even with its huge natural resources and relatively resourceful technological know-how, is that it demonstrates all the attributes of developing nations in most of its economic and social aspects. It clearly trails the US and most developed nations in the Gross National Income index, and it is placed at a distant tenth with an estimate of about $1.47 trillion in GDP in 2010. Understandably, Russia’s current place is defined by its continuing transition from the legacies of the Soviet state. It finds itself in a delicate position of managing its
potentials and resources with relatively infant experience in a market based economy with dynamics that are dependent on global influences. There are political… Continue reading →
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A Changing Russia?
The Cold War: An alternate history
When the Second World War ended, the world was once again divided into two. If you weren’t a communist together with the USSR, then you were most probably a Capitalist, on the side of the US. The Cold War had an astronomical global impact and this influence even acted as a muse for some of the creative minds during and after the Cold War. Therein lay amusing historical alternatives contrived by the artists of the aforementioned era.
In 1986, Alan Moore created the comic series, Watchmen. In the series, Moore depicted an American victory during the Vietnam War. According to Moore, the Americans only won the Vietnam War because of Doctor Manhattan, a super being contracted by the US. Doctor Manhattan was deployed as a secret military weapon. Even though it was traditionally accepted that the Americans “lost” the war because both North and South Vietnam came under communist… Continue reading →