Russia has unquestionably developed since the 90s, too. Unemployment in 1998 peaked at 13%, and the country was literally falling apart.
Now, only the parts outside the tier 1 cities are falling apart.
Now, only the parts outside the tier 1 cities are falling apart.
> wasted their Soviet heritage military arsenal
30-year-old arsenals require replacement, and war (even an embarrassing one) is an to modernize them.