I agree with that contention. If and when the population starts growing, it would place RF as a top contender for the top srtakes. As it is today, Russia is among the first six countries by GDP by PPP, others being China, US, India, Japan, Germany in that order. And if the full potential is realized, then? Plus, the incoming Eurasian state comprising the Central Asian republics, Belarus and Ukraine etc (maybe Serbia as well), would this state equal or even surpass China in a matter of years.