exactly, iran is a case to the point their economy is certainly not flying but not down in dumps either. In fact if we look at at rouble it is actually stronger than Indian rupee at 66 roubles to a dollar. A weaker rouble will make oil exports more competitive which in turn will bring back foreign currency stabilizing the rouble, this feed back loop will keep playing out as long russia is able to export.Well, you at least got some basic stuff right. But when economies go down, the trends happen over a longer term. The situation is nowhere near Zimbabwe though, especially when they are self-sufficient. There are way, way worse economies right now than Russia, like Pakistan, Sri Lanka. What's happening in Russia is just correction to a new reality, the sanctions. So their economy will fall, stabilise and then grow again.