Traditionally, Russians associate the coming year with the best, but preparing for them stands for the worst. Ahead looms the collapse of the ruble and, as a consequence, the depreciation of savings. At least, according to independent financial expert Stepan Demura. According to him, if you look at the bare facts, you should recognize Russia's complete dependence on energy prices. The national budget continues to be formed mainly from revenues from the oil and gas sector. Rosstat directly says that from year to year the profitability in all sectors, with the exception of oil and gas,.

Construction - minus 30%, high technology - minus 25%, agriculture - minus 20%, "- he shared his prediction with the" Moscow Komsomolets ". Demura is sure that in 2018 Russia will show all its economic impotence, which can not be cured even by impressive gold and currency reserves. According to him, next year, banks will begin to "burst" one after another, depriving the population of money stored on deposits. The state will be forced to reimburse lost savings from its reserves. Thus, gold and foreign exchange reserves will "grow thin" to just over 60 billion rubles. "For Russia, this is nothing," concluded the expert..

As a result, the exchange rate of the national currency will collapse first to a mark of 100 rubles per dollar, and in the future may even fall to an unknown bottom - 300 rubles for an "evergreen". According to Demura, such a scenario of development towards the political and economic end of Russia.

However, other analysts polled by "MK" expressed less pessimism. Demura's forecast, in their opinion, is possible only in the event that all the worst circumstances arise. If you look at the situation more sensibly, the most pessimistic options will be a rise in the price of the dollar to 70 rubles.