Russia in 2025: Four faces of a crisis -beamed nation!

Russia in 2025: Four faces of a crisis -beamed nation!

Celle, Deutschland - Current, on July 6, 2025, Russia faces enormous challenges in its economic and political landscape. The situation is tense and the consequences of the attack on Ukraine are noticeable everywhere. The past few years have been shaped by upheavals, and a multipolar image of the country has been emerging.

In 2011, Russia slowly began to recover from the financial crisis, which had severely affected the economic growth in the first two terms of Vladimir Putin. Political unrest broke out, especially among the liberal youth and intelligence, which protested the results of the parliamentary elections and the return of Putin onto the political stage. Natalia Zoubarvitch from the University of Moscow identified four different “Russia” in 2011, which are characterized by geographical, economic and socio -cultural differences:

• First Russia: large cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg, in which 21% of the population live and which are shaped by an increase in the "white collar" professions.
• Second Russia: medium -sized cities that make up 25% of the population, where industry is still present and the lifestyle is partially seven.
• third Russia: peripheral regions with small cities and rural areas that make up almost 40% of the population and have been fighting with a demographic decline for decades.
• fourth Russia: National Republics in North Caucasus and South Siberia, which differ economically and socially from the rest of the country.

economic challenges

The economic situation 2025 is anything but rosy for Russia. According to reports, the country not only suffers from the consequences of international sanctions, but also from an acute pandemic of a shortage of labor , which particularly affects industry, trade and transport. Up to 2.6 million additional workers are required, which means an increase of 17% compared to 2023. Over a million Russians were mobilized for the war, while between 650,000 and 1 million were outraged abroad. This massive emigration of workers only tightens the situation because numerous industries are fighting for qualified employees.

economic experts describe the Russian economy as "in overheating". Inflation exceeds 10%, and the central bank has increased the key interest rate to 21% in order to tame the price bullet. At the same time, the rouble has fallen, and the Russians have to fight with a growing lack of imported goods and a falling quality of life. The country's reserves have also dropped dramatically - from $ 114 billion at the beginning of the Ukraine secretary to just $ 38 billion today. In addition, the plan presented by Putin could not be put into practice, which increases the dependence on raw material exports.

social tensions and perspectives

The political currents in Russia show in the work of sociologists like Valéry Fiodorov and Evguéni Mintchenko, who divide the country into four groups: "Russie game", "Russie des Capitales", "Russie Profonde" and "Russie Combattante". The first two groups that make up about 40% of the population showed a clear rejection of current military policy and the return to western values. On the other hand, the “Russie Profonde” accepted Putin's decisions and benefits from the economic redistribution. This shows how strongly social differences exist and how they can affect the support for the war.

Overall, there is a heated atmosphere in Russia, which is characterized by the increasing repressive measures compared to relocated Russians that have left the country. At the same time, the gap between the different social and economic groups, which all pursue their own interests and perspectives. The international community reacts with sanctions that are not only burdened by the country and politics, but also society and the economic structure.

Russia could enter into a phase in search of new economic partnerships with countries such as China, Turkey and India, but this does not offer an adequate solution to the current problems. The decoupling from the West brings long -term economic damage and leaves the question of how society can continue under the given circumstances.

Will Russia approach the abyss or can it work out of the crisis? These questions remain open, while the developments will continue to be followed precisely in the coming time.

The information about the current challenges and social currents in Russia comes from several sources that illuminate the multi -layered situation in the country. So reports RTBF about the different" Russia ", while rts The acute labor diences. For a broader economic analysis, the BPB