This article is the second of three essays on the possible collapse of Putin’s Russia. The first is here.Assessments of the likelihood of a systemic Russian crisis often exaggerate or mischaracterize several factors. For instance, thanks to the scrupulous research and analysis of Mark Adomanis, there is no longer any informed basis for the oft-repeated assertion that Russia faces medium-term demographic disaster. However, even if a steep decline in overall population is not in the cards, Russia does confront more subtle demographic challenges that are unlikely to prove catastrophic in isolation, but will complicate the task of resolving other problems.If …read more
Source: The American Interest
