Some here believe that the Russian economy collapsed because they pursued super weapons development. The truth is far from it. The truth is that Zionist owned and controlled America has been actively trying to undercut Russia by all means at their disposal. Be it when Zionist America forced a "Regime Change" in Ukraine, thereby attempting to cut off Russia's access to the Mediterranean Sea. Zionist America's meddling in Ukraine was also to cut Russia's supply of Gas Turbine engines which were essential to the modernization of Russian Navy. Another reason wht Ukraine is Zionist America's focus of attention is to deny/disrupt Russian Gas supplies to European Union. Regime Change in Ukraine also opened the gates for economic sanctions against Russia and the contrived effort to slash the oil prices by purposefully pursuing fracking for Shale Gas, despite the dangerous environmental consequences. In addition, whether knowingly or foolishly, Saudi Regime increased it's oil production to capture market share from Zionist America. We all know that Saudis trying to compete with America on market share was nothing more than an excuse to hurt Russian Oil Exports. Then there is the case of Zionist America directly threatening it's ally, Europe, from purchasing Oil & Gas from Russia. Failure to do so, would mean that Europe would have to pay the price of disobedience to the Zionist American hegemon. Along with that, America threatening all those European States (Germany, Hungary, Austria & Greece) involved in the construction and providing territorial passage to the Russian Gas Pipelines.
Despite all these blocks set up Zionist America, the Russian Federation has stopped Zionist-America's designs in Ukraine, by taking back control of it's once held Crimea and by with Donbass revolt. The Russian Federation also stopped Zionist created ISIS/AQ/HTS/Nusra terrorists in their tracks and saved the Syrian Government from capitulating into another Libya. Besides that, the Russian Federation has signed trade deals with China, Brazil, Venezuela, India, Japan, Pakistan and Egypt which are worth hundreds of billions of dollars. And to top it all off, the Russian Federation has become the first country in the world to successfully test Hypersonic Missiles, Hypersonic Glide (Nuclear) Warheads, Nuclear Powered Cruise Missiles, Nuclear Powered/Warhead Unmanned Submarine-Torpedoes and Air Defense Lazer Weapons.
So when someone tells you that the Russian economy has collapsed due to building these super weapons, it's probably because he or she is sucking the Zionist ball-sack or they're smoking some cheapass marijuana.