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Russia Against Modernity

A 15-year-old Russian male today has the same life expectancy as a Haitian. Russia is one of the world's richest countries in terms of natural resources, says Peter Bergen. He points out that shockingly Russia is a country with first-world educational levels and fourth-world mortality rates for its working age population. With huge numbers of well-trained people, especially in the sciences, Russia performs miserably in the knowledge economy, he adds.

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