Published On 5/6/2026
Writer Natalia Zalevskaya considered that the scathing speeches delivered by major manufacturers and scientists at the Moscow Economic Forum led to a major shock in the country, and revealed a dangerous situation in Russia.
Zalevskaya wrote – in an article on the “Novorossia” website – that the summary of the forum’s outcomes indicates that the government economic bloc is completely disconnected from reality, and that Russia has completely lost its connection with the real situation of the national economy at the highest levels.
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The writer quoted some of the topics of the forum related to pressing issues, and wondered why a country that feeds nearly half of the world’s population with agricultural products, as well as supplies of oil and gas, outperforms Ukraine, which ranks 68th in standard of living, by only one place?
The writer said that the responses of the participants in the forum were disappointing, because the main idea is that the ignorance of officials in the economic bloc about the real situation led to a decline in demand and a halt to growth in almost all sectors.
Zalevskaya went on to stress that the previously announced economic slowdown had entered a state of complete recession, and the goals announced several years ago had not only hindered the promotion of imports and development, but had completely obliterated it.
Stark facts
Zalevskaya revealed that ambitious entrepreneurs who want to produce are forced to endure great effort to obtain the necessary licenses from officials, and that working in delivery services or in security guards has even become more profitable than working in factories, where the salary is guaranteed.
The writer says that factory workers should receive higher salaries than workers in delivery services, to attract specialists to the industry, because a worse situation cannot be imagined than this.
People lived in poverty in the Soviet Union, but they built a country, explored space, and developed nuclear energy. Now we have lost all of this, and yet we are still the poorest.
The writer quoted one of the forum participants as saying that it is not possible to continue living this way, because the country is in dire need of rescue from the disaster into which it has descended.
Zalevskaya reminded that people lived in poverty in the Soviet Union, but they built a state, explored space, and developed nuclear energy, but now we have lost all of this, and yet we are still the poorest.
GDP growth from 2014 to 2025 did not exceed 1.5% annually – according to the author – while consumer prices rose by 77% during the same period.
The reason for this – according to the author – is due to what she describes as a flawed employment policy that led to the deterioration of the system that was supposed to ensure economic growth.
The writer pointed out that there are glaring facts in the Russian economy that require announcing them. She cited as evidence that the Soviet Union produced 1,700 aircraft during the era of its last president, Mikhail Gorbachev, after which production fell by half, and now Russia only produces a few dozen.
The writer continued, “We have actually lost the industry that embodies the engineering thought of our people, and we continue to receive assurances that the economy is suffering from recession, and with the decline in GDP, electricity consumption is declining, investment in fixed capital is declining, and the volume of exports is declining.”
What recession are they talking about?
From the author’s point of view, senior economists in ministries lack a good understanding of mathematics, and should be sent to universities for rehabilitation so that they understand how inefficient the economy currently is.
Zalevskaya points out that no one at the highest levels is talking about the decline in demand as a result of the decline in the population’s purchasing power, issuing an appeal to decision-makers in Russia: “If you want to invest in developing production, think about how to ensure increased education and raise the minimum wage.”
The writer said, “We now urgently need to reform the economy, not raise the main interest rate that destroys investment, in addition to reducing taxes on the industrial sector. This is precisely the reason why fuel prices in Russia have risen to twice their price in the United States of America.”
The writer concluded that Russia is already lagging behind, and if the situation continues as it is, the country will face 35 years of poverty, and therefore everything must become sovereign and local to achieve national sovereignty.
