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Old 11-02-2011, 07:04   #6
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Their Greatest Fear

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Originally Posted by mark46th View Post
Russia's desire to reclaim previously held territories may be more difficult than they think. Russia's population was 184 million in 1991. Currently the population is about 143 million with estimates saying that by the year 2050, Russia's population will be down to about 110 million. How are the Russians going to hold off the Chinese in the East and maintain control over pre-break up territories with a rapidly declining population?
I worked pretty extensively in Russia. AirborneLawyer's assessment from a historical perspective rings true.

From a future forward perspective, Mark46th's assessment is dead on. They watch their Chinese border and wonder how they will ever contain it with a sparsely populated Siberia. Keep in mind that most of the population is in Europen Russia, not SIberia, so even that low 143 million looks high when you start mapping the populace.
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