Russia is so poor, why does the military never retreat?

Russia is poor, but its military strength has never retreated, mainly because it inherited a large number of military weapons from the Soviet Union after World War II, and Russia supplied industry with agriculture.

1, with Soviet background.

The world after World War II is undoubtedly a polarized world, and the struggle for hegemony between the Soviet Union and the United States was the general trend at that time. The United States is a comprehensive superpower with considerable economic and military strength. Different from the Soviet Union, under the leadership of Stalin, the Soviet Union achieved rapid industrialization, at the expense of agriculture in exchange for rapid industrial development. The influence of industrialization on the Soviet Union is to greatly increase its military reserves. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union was able to confront the United States head-on, mainly because it possessed a large number of military weapons. At that time, the economy of the Soviet Union was actually a small country, and neither the economic system nor the political system could be compared with that of the United States, but the Soviet Union's military reserves helped them, and this background was inherited by Russia.

2, national culture, as well as various pressures.

Russia is the strangest country on the European continent. Although it also belongs to European countries, it has been confronted by western countries led by the United States. Under such an international situation, Russia did not dare to relax its military development after World War II. Russia's economy has long relied on energy and mineral exports. Although this is also a restriction, it is also beneficial to Russian military industry. Moreover, Russian culture is a very tough culture. For Russians, nothing can't be fought. To sum up, the reason why Russia's military strength never retreats is mainly because the international situation forces Russia not to let go of its military development, which makes Russia fall into a vicious circle. It uses other aspects of the economy to make up for its military losses.