R.I.P. James C. Scott.
A brilliant scholar and committed anarchist who dedicated his life to proving that, until quite recently, "self-governing peoples were the great majority of humankind," and that states are neither inevitable nor desirable.
Essentially, the West took down Russian finances in one day. The situation is likely to become worse than in 1998 because now there is no positive end. All Russia's capital markets appear to be wiped out & they are unlikely to return with anything less than profound reforms.