Zolotoy billion. In the Russian economy, the battle for a declining resource is flared up
Economics Vadim Belkin 29 April 2025 Nominally, Russian billionaires were never as rich as in 2025 - at least, judging by their combined state. However, with the adjustment to inflation, their condition is significantly lower than before the war, and dramatically less than in 2008. Moreover, although the number of dollar billionaires in Russia has grown to a new maximum, the average size of their conditions in real terms has significantly fell.