The move toward urbanization and the packing in of Russian families into state-built tenement multifamily housing pushed birthrates down. As did the economic downtown of the late Soviet era. We see this everywhere. In Russian industry and innovation. In their crumbling infrastructure. And most important, in their government and military. There is not an emergent cadre of young leaders ready to step up to the plate. 00:00:00 Russia Topography 00:00:57 Demographics 00:02:35 Borders 00:04:33 Hypersonic missiles 00:05:15 Alchool problems 00:06:25 Education