I think that if Russia wants to survive the Muslim onslaught, it really needs to adopt a more American type economic system, free up its citizens ability to build capital and start companies. This war on terrorism is expensive.
Russia has a 13% flat rate income tax. Like many other countries, Russian oligarchs often take over businesses previously owned by non-oligarchs. This, in the longer term, hurts Russia. But do be aware that after 1991, Russia moved a long way towards a market economy. Just not American style. Their best industries are still oil and military hardware, which makes them competitors with similar American corporation.