Russia, A rentier State?

Question

Is Russia a Rentier state? If so what resources does it "Rent"?

Answer 1

Oil and natural gas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rentier_sta...

The CIA Factbook notes that petroleum, petroleum products, and natural gas are Russia's top three exports, with timber and metals next. These account for 80% of Russia's exports and (officially) 30% of government revenues.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications...

This isn't as extreme as Saudi Arabia, but it is still pretty unbalanced.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications...

And it is clear that without the oil and gas income, the politics, as well as the economy, of Russia would have been very different.