Should We Be Guardedly Optimistic About Russia’s Economic and Political Future? It remains to be seen whether Russia will be successful in converting to a capitalistic and democratic society. Since 1989, Russia has slowly deteriorated into a country in great crises. The GDP has decreased at about a 9% per year since 1990 and more and more Russians are going into poverty every year. This is a big problem, Russia is still a nuclear power, and we …showed first 75 words of 1277 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1277 total…allowing them to keep their arsenals, but we should continue to work with Russia to get control of their systems. The US may have to swallow its pride and admit that its suggested policies have not worked and we may have to work out new plans to bring Russia around. It is important that the US make every effort to assist the Russians, It is in our best interest as well as the whole worlds.