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Two articles from June in english. The only recent one I found was in german.
http://www.vocativ.com/world/russia/russias-new-brain-drain/
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/25/russia-new-wave-emigration-annexation-crimea
About 1 in 4 Russians with a higher education have plans to emigrate from Russia to seek a new home with better and fairer politics.
Scientists, entrepreneurs, writers, artists... Who needs them anyway?
Quote:
"Vitaly Milonov, a pro-Putin lawmaker who wrote Russias controversial gay propaganda law, seems to agree. Russia wont lose anything if the entire so-called creative class leaves, he says. Whats the creative class anyway? For me, a woman who gets up at 5 a.m. to milk a cow is creative because she produces something. Not some guy with a stupid haircut who sits in a cafe all day long writing in his blog."
To recap: Russia is losing a good part of its thinkers. And it's happy to get rid of those useless traitors. Combine that with the high mortality-rate in Russia.
What does Putin think how Russia will be able to compete in the future with financial mega-powers like China, the EU and the US?
With what does he want to build his new empire? Natural gas and motorized infantry?
How is that supposed to competitive a few decades form now with the emerging green technologies, with the revolutions in electronics and medicine currently under way, with the robotification of militaries, with exoskeletons and stealth-planes, with lasers, sonic guns and rail-guns?
How will Russia be able to compete with the economic power of China in 20 years?
How will Russia be able to compete with the EU seducing foreigners with a high standard of living in 20 years?
How will Russia be able to compete with the military power of the US in 20 years?
There will be a moment of awakening for the russian nationalists in the upcoming decades. They will find out exactly the same what the islamic fundamentalists have found out: That nobody shares your opinion that your glorious past entitles you to something.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)RKP5637
(67,083 posts)n2doc
(47,953 posts)When the oil runs out, watch out.
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RKP5637
(67,083 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)CanonRay
(14,080 posts)Worker hero of the proletariat!
pampango
(24,692 posts)"Russia wont lose anything if the entire so-called creative class leaves, he says. Whats the creative class anyway?"
Now there's a guy to look at for leadership in the 21st century.