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Russia is in a very dangerous place and has been for many years now. Russians have as much or more national pride as Americans and their pride has been taking a beating for too long without significant progress. Mafia, political corruption, struggling economies, slipping importance on the world stage, a massive military which is very discontent, etc, etc, etc all lead to a country ripe for massive upheaval which could easily go the military dictatorship route.
Russia has worried me for a while now and, while I am not significantly more concerned today than I was a year ago, it is certainly something that needs to be watched.
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