If the population wouldn’t prefer using Yandex and VKontakte those wouldn’t be successful businesses.
I’ve heard an opinion that VK has much better user interface than FB. Didn’t verify.
Russia’s GDP per capita is more than twice that of Ukraine.
Russia’s Gini index is 1.5 times higher, so part of that difference means “Putin is rich”.
When trading with another country total wealth does matter but income is also still double.
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I’ve heard an opinion that VK has much better user interface than FB. Didn’t verify.
Russia’s Gini index is 1.5 times higher, so part of that difference means “Putin is rich”.
When trading with another country total wealth does matter but income is also still double.