It retains enormous strategic weight. Russia’s future will be determined by whether it is successful in comprehensively modernizing its economy, which today is largely based on exports of oil, gas, and other natural resources.
即使俄国的年度GDP与意大利旗鼓相当，俄国依然是一个全球性的大国，其重要程度不容忽视甚至遗忘。它还拥有巨大的战略实力。俄国是否成功地将其经济全面实现现代化将会决定其未来。其当今的经济很大程度上建立在出口石油、天然气以及其他自然资源的基础之上。