When it comes to inventions, innovations, and creativity, Russians lag behind. Yes, there are plenty of Russian scientists, composers, and writers (after all, Tchaikovsky and Dostoevsky are well-known around the world). However, the era of world-famous Russians is long gone. Nobody wants to buy a Russian smartphone, no matter how cheap it is, or to own a Russian-made car. Most world-famous Russian physicist and mathematicians moved to greener pastures in the West. And the problem is not only the lack of funding. After all, Russia is saturated with oil. If they had fifty billion to spare on the Winter Olympic games, they most certainly would have the money to advance arts and sciences.
The real problem is the lack of talent due to negative selection and somewhat low intelligence as a result. If we look at the IQ data, Russia lags behind Singapore, South Korea, Norway and even Italy. Coupled with inefficient and corrupted state system, Russia does not look like the hub of intellectual thought in perceivable future.
So what is the reason why average Russians are not as smart as the most leading countries?
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