Last I heard (several months ago, admittedly), Russia had stopped sharing the data needed to validate their economic reports. As a result I immediately distrust anyone saying anything definitive (up or down) about Russia’s economy.
Additionally, this is the first I’ve heard of either site you’ve linked to, so I call bullshit. This doesn’t fully track and can’t be verified.
it's 2023 data. Article explains it ok. Wapo did a piece on how Russian economy was booming this year as well. Wages are high as an alternative to joining army.
by lying!
The CIA has been known to lie, I’ll grant you that. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/real-gdp-purchasing-power-parity/country-comparison/
Not even a political take, just true
They don't tend to lie such as hyping up Russia though.
Yeah, but it's a house of cards. Infrastructure, education and other key social programs have been stripped bare to keep the house afloat.
If they can keep it up long enough to win it may not collapse....that's a big if, especially if they're bringing in N. Korean fodder.
[Citation needed]
That sounds more like the increasingly neoliberalized imperial core than anywhere else.