HISTORIC 2025: Russian Economy Collapse by the Numbers

Russian Labor Shortage in the context of the Russian top down economy is one important piece of evidence that there is no money in the Russian . They simply can not pay municipal workers. If you look at my calculations of income versus budget the Russian centrally manged economy is out of money. GDP and user input data show different stories. I detail the Russian 2025 Budget in the context of the the economic downtown and this supports the other evidence like a declining Ruble, Russian stock, high interest rates and economic sanctions. What comes next is a significant economic depression trivializing even trivializing that of the collapse of the Soviet Union.

[j.k.cascade]

Lets be clear - no one should be giving them sanctions relief. Sanctions should increase.

[RMROTONDO]

Mark make sure you have maximum security settings on your channel. There are many Youtubers out there who are getting their channels hacked and destroyed by the Russians, Russian backed crypto groups, and others. I would think you would be a prime target as your channel grows. back up all your videos and max out your security settings for your channels.

[razakaze]

Sanctions must stay, even if there is a ceasefire in Ukraine, Russia should not be allowed to rebuild its arm for a new war im our lifetime.

If they do, it will be a shortened lifetime..

[Ripattaja]

Thank you for this extremely Positive news from russian economy and its prospects for 2025. As a finn and as an unfortunate neighbor of russia this information is really hearth Warming. Merry Christmas and greeting from Finland

[dogcrapper]

Sanctions relief. Now that is a scary thought! Thank you Marks

[daveinromania]

I so appreciate the simplistic explanation in layman's terms without the boring repetition of previous videos that so many others do.

[yamaneko-exfy]

Your channel and Konstantins from @Inside Russia are the ones I trust about the real Russian economy doing. What outrages me is that so many Western experts simply believe the official data coming out of Russia and China instead of fact ckecking as if they would not cook the books.

Thank you Mark. Highly appreciate.

[DocRamadani]

Thank you, Mark Have a great day, too.

[SophisticatedBob]

Best economist explanations on youtube.

[Brummyontour]

Mark live in UK never really understood all this till you so thank you mate jay England

[ottopartz]

The economics might not cause the fighting to end, they are having severe difficulties raising the required numbers of troops to replace casualties, AND they have run the stockpiles of Soviet armor empty. There has been a definite lack of heavy armor in assaults since October and its not something that can be produced in significant numbers given the current situation in Russia.

[truthseeker]

Thanks Mark. Always learn something new from your videos.

[davetekannon]

You don't ever have to say more than you are an academic economist, because you speak numbers to reality in the Russian economy. No one would ever imagine you anything but a top-notch economist who is showing Russians and the whole world that the sword of Damocles i.e., the end of the ruble, is dangling over the leader of the Kremlin's head in more ways than one. I cannot imagine what it must be like for a country's economy to sink, but it must be devastating to experience. Keep up the good work, Mark. You're a pro and it shows!

[chrisfryer]

'Best chemicals in the world' is certainly one to ponder.

[tgg]

Protect your account. Others got hacked with similar content. Excellent work BTW. Trzymaj tak!

[billogrady]

"How can you not have a great day?" This certainly makes my day feel better! Bill O', Middletown, CT

[john-kix]

well said Mark. FIRST CLASS explanation.

[lerk.]

I have no idea of economics but your videos are really informative, interesting, and entertaining, thanks!

[tomspoors]

So, if I heard correctly, $0.7 billion on health budget. This is about $5 per capita!

[richardgrenier]

One mayor of a Russian city said that the city don't have the money this winter, to clean the snow of the streets, so where are their money ? In Ukraine and they losing over there....