If you were to pick which problem is the biggest obstacle in Russia, the follow up question would be, "Biggest obstacle to what?" For the political press and the experts on CNN, the biggest obstacle to democracy is United Russia, the majority party led by president Vladimir Putin. The biggest problem in Russia that everyone can agree on is corruption. Looked at from the market's point of view, Russia's biggest problem is really geopolitics. Russia’s economy is highly regionalized, but over a fifth of its wealth is generated in Moscow and its surrounding areas.

Source: Forbes May 01, 2017 19:52 UTC