You think tanks do contribute, or that Russia is growing into new war unrelated sectors?
Russia is obviously growing into new war unrelated sectors because the military industry accounts for only 6% of Russian GDP. Plenty of economic niches have been opened up by decoupling from the west, and many of those are being filled by domestic businesses. That’s where majority of the growth is coming from.
Could you give an example of these new sectors? And what is the real gdp growth, taking into account the actual inflation?
Here’s some analysis of Russia’s economic situation https://youtu.be/ecdxs8Al424