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Demonstrators take part in a rally held by Russian Communist party to mark the Red October revolution's centenary in central Moscow, Russia November 7, 2017.
  • Russia's economy could end up looking a lot like it did in the Cold War, a researcher writes. 
  • The nation is faced with three major problems that will be obstacles to economic growth.
  • Russia has practically "no chance" of developing in the coming years, the researcher added.

Russia's economy has been diminished by its invasion of Ukraine, and it could end up looking like it did at the end of the Cold War era as critical components of growth deteriorate, according to Vladislav Inozemtsev, a special advisor at the Middle East Media Research Institute.