I was soooo expecting the cat
It is very hard for a system operating within the auspices of a central bank to collapse.
The Soviets had a central bank that was constrained in money creation by law. Money created must align with the Interior Ministry’s 5 year plan. They needed more money and foolishly locked themselves into believing money had to conform to any meaning.
Russia’s CB is not similarly constrained. They are empowered to do what Bernanke did when the entire US system was at risk. Just create money and distribute it.
It doesn’t have to make sense. It just has to keep the wheels turning.