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Because a large part of the Russian software market is overseas.and many developers work on contract. Further, this helps the Kremlin's agenda which has lead to economic stagnation, and the average gdp of Russians dropping below that of China.

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Doesn't seem like it: https://www.google.ca/search?q=russia+gdp

Well, the Chinese median income is double that of Russia though

Are you hoping people won't look past the misleading google chart that ends in 2013?

Russia's GDP has been reliably falling since then. http://www.tradingeconomics.com/russia/gdp-per-capita-ppp

Are you hoping I won't type /china/ in the URL? The statement "average gdp of Russians dropping below that of China" is still not true. Though I am not an expert on the subject, nor do I have a interest in Russia.

http://www.tradingeconomics.com/china/gdp-per-capita-ppp

I thought you were contesting the bigger argument that Russia's economy is stagnating, since the link you provided did not contradict anything else (there was no reference to China).

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