How is it possible that Russia's per capita GDP is so low, compared to Western Europe? I have been to Moscow for three days and it looked like quite a wealthy place.
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Economies of Russia's cities and metropolitan areas. Issue #1: IUE Metropolitan ranking: Do metropolitan assets work towards the development of cities? | The Institute for Urban Economics
![Economies of Russia's cities and metropolitan areas. Issue #1: IUE Metropolitan ranking: Do metropolitan assets work towards the development of cities? | The Institute for Urban Economics Economies of Russia's cities and metropolitan areas. Issue #1: IUE Metropolitan ranking: Do metropolitan assets work towards the development of cities? | The Institute for Urban Economics](http://www.urbaneconomics.ru/sites/default/files/figure_5.jpg)
Economies of Russia's cities and metropolitan areas. Issue #1: IUE Metropolitan ranking: Do metropolitan assets work towards the development of cities? | The Institute for Urban Economics
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Why is Russia's GDP per Capita behind even the poorest US states, despite having lots of natural resources, fertile land and a well educated, youthful population? - Quora
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Analysis: Russia's economic defences likely to crumble over time under sanctions onslaught | Reuters
![Datasets on the GRP of Russian regions, GRP sectoral composition and growth rates in 2013–2018 - ScienceDirect Datasets on the GRP of Russian regions, GRP sectoral composition and growth rates in 2013–2018 - ScienceDirect](https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S2352340920314335-gr3.jpg)