If she’s correct, Russia is better prepared for the shocks than any other large world economy.

funny thing! intresting reading but where your final 'resume' comes from? no, Russia is unprepared, despite any thing nicely written in the article. its economy is very very very weak and corrupted - same, as the state governing / authorities structures. thus, if the body of the state is diseased, you cant state it is 'well prepared to meet a solid disease'. smth like that. upv!