View source for Essay: Russia is far behind the USA and China as far as innovation and Russia's ability to innovate is likely going to get worse

[[File:Putin I'm not bluffing.PNG|thumbnail|right|225px|During his annual phone-in with the public in 2019, President [[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin]] described low productivity as “one of the most acute and important” problems facing Russia.<ref>[https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/09/23/why-is-russia-so-unproductive-a67397 Why Is Russia So Unproductive?], Moscow Times, 2019</ref>]]
The [[United States]] is a leader in technology and innovation and outperforms both China and Russia in this regard (See: [[Essay: The USA is more innovative and productive than China and Russia|The USA is more innovative and productive than China and Russia]]). In 2023, the USA ranked #3 in the world in Global Innovation Index and China was ranked 12th, see: [https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2023-section1-en-gii-2023-results-global-innovation-index-2023.pdf World’s innovation leaders, gauging the innovation performance of 132 economies].

In 2023, Russia was ranked 51st in the world as far as the Global Innovation Index.<ref>[https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-2000-2023/ru.pdf Russian Federation ranking in the Global Innovation Index 2023]</ref> According the Global Innovation Index: "In 2023, global innovation index for Russian Federation was 33.31 index. Global innovation index of Russian Federation fell gradually from 39.14 index in 2014 to 33.31 index in 2023." (A score of 0 is the weakest a country can obtain).<ref>[https://knoema.com/atlas/Russian-Federation/topics/World-Rankings/World-Rankings/Global-innovation-index#:~:text=Global%20innovation%20index%20(0%20%3D%20Weakest)&text=In%202023%2C%20global%20innovation%20index,by%20our%20digital%20data%20assistant. Russian Federation - Global innovation index (0 = Weakest)]</ref>

In addition, there are a number of factors which indicate that Russia's ability to compete against other countries in terms of index is going to get worse as can be seen by the essays and other material below:

*[[Essay: Low labor productivity is one of the most acute and important problems facing Russia|Low labor productivity is one of the most acute and important problems facing Russia]]
*[[Essay: Russia's economy is that of a shrinking, aging, and poorly qualified population|Russia's economy is that of a shrinking, aging, and poorly qualified population]]
*[[Essay: Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse|Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse]]
*[[Essay: Why I am not bullish on Russia's future|Why I am not bullish on Russia's future]]
*[[Essay: Russia's unfriendly business environment|Russia's unfriendly business environment]]
*[[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian]]
== Russia is experiencing a large brain drain ==

*[https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-economy-brain-drain-labor-shortage-workforce-exodus-capital-flight-2023-9 Russia's massive brain drain is ravaging the economy - these stunning figures show why it will soon be smaller than Indonesia's], Business Insider, September 2023

*[https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/russia-economy-massive-brain-drain-workforce-shortage-ukraine-war-sanctions-2023-6 Russia's economy faces a 'massive brain drain' as over 1 million young workers exit labor force], Markets Insider, 2023

*[https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2023/08/19/the-great-russian-brain-drain-en The Great Russian Brain Drain], Novaya Gazeta Europe, 2023

*[https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-immigration-kazakhstan-technology-c041eb0b7472668087bb94207de2f71d As Russia sees tech brain drain, other nations hope to gain], ''Associated Press'', 2022

== Russia's national IQ and its potential decline in national IQ due to socioeconomic factors ==

Russia is ranked 35th in the world in terms its National IQ with a National IQ Score of 96.29.<ref>[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/35-smartest-countries-highest-iq-160828044.html 35 Smartest Countries with the Highest IQ in the World], Yahoo Finance</ref>

[[Socioeconomics|Socioeconomic]] factors have an effect on intelligence.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4641149/ Socioeconomic status and the growth of intelligence from infancy through adolescence] by Sophie von Stumma and Robert Plomin, Intelligence. 2015 Jan-Feb; 48: 30–36.</ref>
As a result, socioeconomic factors can cause differences in regional intelligence levels (for example, wealth which can affect the quality of education, health care and nutrition). Although social scientists have disputes about the accuracy of IQ scores in a given region, regions do vary in terms of their IQ scores.<ref name="CountryIQ">[https://iq-research.info/en/page/average-iq-by-country WORLD RANKING OF COUNTRIES BY THEIR AVERAGE]</ref><ref name="NatureIQ">[http://www.nature.com/hdy/journal/v92/n4/full/6800418a.html Book Review: IQ and the Wealth of Nations], ''Nature''</ref><ref name="AfricanIQ">[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100121155220.htm Controversial study of African IQ levels is 'deeply flawed'], Science Daily, January 21, 2010</ref> Ethnic groups facing discrimination as immigrants and their IQs temporarily dropping and then later rebounding when the discrimination is over, strongly suggests that IQ is significantly affected by one's environment and not due to any inherent and permanent genetic differences between races.<ref>[https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/05/charles-murray-still-convinced-whites-are-smarter-blacks Charles Murray Still Convinced That Whites Are Smarter Than Blacks] by Kevin Drum, ''Mother Jonees'', 2017</ref>

For a number of reasons, I am not bullish on Russia's socioeconomic future which I cited in the below essays:

*[[Essay: Low labor productivity is one of the most acute and important problems facing Russia|Low labor productivity is one of the most acute and important problems facing Russia]]
*[[Essay: Russia's economy is that of a shrinking, aging, and poorly qualified population|Russia's economy is that of a shrinking, aging, and poorly qualified population]]
*[[Essay: Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse|Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse]]
*[[Essay: Why I am not bullish on Russia's future|Why I am not bullish on Russia's future]]
*[[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian]]
*[[Essay: Russia's unfriendly business environment|Russia's unfriendly business environment]]

== One of the foremost scholars on Russia, who is fairly friendly in his commentary on Russia/Vladimir Putin, said that Putin has made Russia less dynamic ==

''See also:'' [[Creativity]]

[[Openness]] to experience is important to one's level of [[creativity]].<ref>[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0092656609001317 Openness to experience, plasticity, and creativity: Exploring lower-order, high-order, and interactive effects], ''Journal of Research in Personality'', Volume 43, Issue 6, December 2009, Pages 1087-1090</ref>

Countries that are less dynamic and have less openness are often less innovative and creative. And creativity is important to innovation.

Russia scholar [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Sakwa Richard Sakwa] is one of the foremost scholars on Russia. He is often friendly in his commentary on Russia and Vladimir Putin and was featured of the pro-Russia YouTube channel [[The Duran]] on March, 11, 2024).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaC2t-BdB20 The Lost Peace - Richard Sakwa, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen]</ref>

In the below videos, Richard Sawka indicates that under Putin Russia has become less dynamic:

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEaDRnIFIzY The Putin Paradox: The Missed Opportunity of 1989 & Beyond | Feb. 12, 2020], video (Russia scholar Richard Sakwa)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvOINAeRSMQ Putin Debate | Richard Sakwa | Oxford Union], video, 2020 (Talks about stagnation in Russia)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sB8_322qbM President Putin asks outgoing government to remain at work - Richard Sakwa], 2020 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvOINAeRSMQ Putin Debate | Richard Sakwa | Oxford Union], 2014 (Achievements and downsides of Putin)

=== Vladimir Putin on Americans' creativity/openness ===
[[File:Vladtheimpaler.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Vladimir Putin at a conference.]]

Russia's President [[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin]], a frequent critic of the United States, admitted about American's openness, open-mindedness and creativity: "I like the creativity. Creativity when it comes to tackling your country's problems. They're openness. Openness and open-mindedness. Because it allows them to unleash the inner potential of their people. And because of that America has achieved such amazing results."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6426OZFzcvM Preview: Vladimir Putin reveals what he admires about America], CBS News, 2016</ref>
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[[File:World's most innovative countries 2023.jpg|thumbnail|center|600px|right|Switzerland, Sweden, the United States, the United Kingdom and Singapore are the world’s most innovative economies in 2023, according to WIPO’s Global Innovation Index (GII), as a group of middle-income economies have emerged over the past decade as the fastest climbers of the ranking.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2019-08-08/us-returns-to-top-3-in-global-innovation-ranking The U.S. Is (Again) Among the World's Top Innovators], U.S. News and World Report, 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2023/article_0011.html#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20(3rd,80%20GII%202023%20innovation%20indicators. Global Innovation Index 2023: Switzerland, Sweden and the U.S. lead the Global Innovation Ranking; Innovation Robust but Startup Funding Increasingly Uncertain]</ref><ref>[https://www.statista.com/chart/18804/rankings-of-the-global-innovation-index/The World's Most Innovative Countries], Statista website, 2023</ref>]]
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[[File:Most innovative countries in 2023 - Visual Capitalist 2023.png|thumbnail|center|1500px|right|VisualCapitalist.com ranked the USA 3rd in innovation in 2023.<ref>[https://www.visualcapitalist.com/most-innovative-countries-in-2023/ Ranked: The Most Innovative Countries in 2023]</ref>]]
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== There is a symbiotic relationship between creativity and happiness. Russia is an unhappy place ==

''See also:'' [[Essay: Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?|Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?]] and [[Creativity]] and [[Happiness]]

There is a symbiotic relationship between creativity and happiness (In other words, being happier make you more creative. In addition, being more creative makes one happier.).<ref>[https://nlpwithpurpose.medium.com/the-symbiotic-relationship-creativity-and-happiness-3e53a4424177 The Symbiotic Relationship: Creativity and Happiness]</ref><ref>[https://www.creativityatwork.com/art-and-science-of-happiness/ Does Happiness Affect Your Creativity?]</ref><ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8305859/#:~:text=Studies%20have%20found%20a%20bidirectional,5%2C6%2C7%5D. Being Creative Makes You Happier: The Positive Effect of Creativity on Subjective Well-Being], Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul; 18(14): 7244. Published online 2021 Jul 6. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147244</ref><ref>[https://www.trackinghappiness.com/link-between-creativity-and-happiness/10 Studies Show Why Creativity and Happiness are Linked]</ref>

Russia is an unhappy place (See: [[Essay: Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?|Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?]]). 
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[[File:Russia happiness index.jpg|thumbnail|center|2000px|In 2023, Russia ranked 74 out of 150 countries on the World happiness index.<ref>[https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/world-happiness-index-2023/ World Happiness Index 2023 Country Wise List]</ref> The World Happiness Index 2023 Report will mark its 10th anniversary with the Globe Happiness Reflect, which compiles data from international surveys to show how people rank their lives in more than 150 countries.<ref>[https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/world-happiness-index-2023/ World Happiness Index 2023 Country Wise List]</ref>
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According to Statista.com, the happiness index, calculated as the difference between shares of happy and unhappy people, reached 18 percent in Russia in 2021, down from 51 points in 2016. To compare, an average of 44 countries surveyed worldwide was measured at 43 percent in 2021, having increased from the previous year.<ref>[https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092577/happiness-index-russia/ Happiness index in Russia compared to the world from 2011 to 2021]</ref>]]
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=== Why are the Russians so unhappy? ===
[[File:Unhappy face.jpg|right|200px]]
Below are articles which explain why Russians are so unhappy. 

*[https://archive.md/bIkZs#selection-591.0-591.63 Russians are fewer, poorer and more miserable than a decade ago], ''The Economist'', April 1, 2022

*[https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/world-happiness-index-2023/ World Happiness Index 2023 Country Wise List], Russian ranked 74 out of 150 countries

*[https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/some-russian-soldiers-ukraine-unhappy-with-top-brass-nationalist-blogger-2022-12-11/ Some Russian soldiers in Ukraine unhappy with top brass, Girkin says], Reuters, December 2022

*[https://theconversation.com/ukraine-war-families-of-unhappy-russian-conscripts-could-undermine-kremlins-war-effort-178362 Ukraine war: families of unhappy Russian conscripts could undermine Kremlin’s war effort], The Conversation, 2022

*[https://partner.sciencenorway.no/civil-society-communism-diku/russia-the-unhappy-people/1420431 Russia: The Unhappy People], Partner Science Norway, 2012

[[File:Unhappy Russia.jpg|thumbnail|center|1500px|Russians are very unhappy.
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*[https://archive.md/bIkZs#selection-591.0-591.63 Russians are fewer, poorer and more miserable than a decade ago], ''The Economist'', April 1, 2022
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*[https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/world-happiness-index-2023/ World Happiness Index 2023 Country Wise List], Russian ranked 74 out of 150 countries
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*[https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/some-russian-soldiers-ukraine-unhappy-with-top-brass-nationalist-blogger-2022-12-11/ Some Russian soldiers in Ukraine unhappy with top brass, Girkin says], Reuters, December 2022
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*[https://theconversation.com/ukraine-war-families-of-unhappy-russian-conscripts-could-undermine-kremlins-war-effort-178362 Ukraine war: families of unhappy Russian conscripts could undermine Kremlin’s war effort], The Conversation, 2022
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*[https://partner.sciencenorway.no/civil-society-communism-diku/russia-the-unhappy-people/1420431 Russia: The Unhappy People], Partner Science Norway, 2012]]
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=== Videos on why Russia is so depressing ===
[[File:Russia map flag-overlay (1).png|600px|right]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysccCgPnNAg Why Russia is so depressing #1. Schools]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWdFeJLSM7E WHY RUSSIA IS DEPRESSING #2. The cities]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8S072R535g Russian Depression 2022 / How I Survive in This Toxic Society / Different Russia]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S05z6ITA20s Is Russian culture uncomfortable with the concept of happiness? - BBC REEL]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETixHw5va4w Why Russia is so depressing? Let's ask]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8Lb1MSxAs4 Russians Unhappy at Plunging Ruble Value Amid Increased Sanctions]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5VZKGPRDYQ 'We Work In Hell' - Russia's Miserable Milkmaids]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unqpyiEdP9w Born From Gulags, This Ex-USSR City Is The Most Depressing Place on Earth | Norilsk Russia]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJZZJWD_Ho0 The Most Depressing Town in Russia: Vorkuta | Free Real Estate and Crumbling Soviet Houses]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtcwTdp6Hbo 'I Can See' America From Here: Bleak Life In Russia's Chukotka]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIYBThtbORo Life in the West vs. Life in Russia]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtbmiIx7EOM Russian life under sanctions (VERY POOR)]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wG33eHcHYM Why is Russian music is SO SAD?]

== Other essays about Russia ==
[[File:Flag of Russia.png|right|thumbnail|250px|The flag of [[Russia]] ]]
==== Russia ====

*[[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian]]

*[[Essay: Russia is not a conservative country|Russia is not a conservative country]]

*[[Essay: Russian oil: Lower future production/profits due to future higher extraction costs and other inefficiencies|Russian oil: Lower future production/profits due to future higher extraction costs and other inefficiencies]]

*[[Essay: Russia has the 2nd highest rate of alcoholism in the world|Russia has the 2nd highest rate of alcoholism in the world]]

*[[Essay: Russia has the 3rd highest rate of divorce in the world.|Russia has the 3rd highest rate of divorce in the world]]

*[[Essay: Russia's economy and gas and oil profits will be BADLY damaged when China's economy declines|Russia's economy and gas and oil profits will be BADLY damaged when China's economy declines]]

*[[Essay: China's economic decline will contribute to Russia's decline|China's economic decline will contribute to Russia's decline]]

*[[Essay: Russia's economy will enter a long-term decline|Russia's economy will enter a long-term decline]]

*[[Essay: Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?|Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?]]

== User:Conservative's essays ==

*[[User:Conservative's essays]]

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