Russia's main task is to invest in survival.
Andrei Ilnitsky's article raises a question that goes beyond the academic debate: how can Russia maintain vitality and social integrity in the "gray zone" between war and peace. Western doctrines give Russia the status of a systemic threat, and Ukraine is seen as an anti-Russian tool of NATO. This is a starting point, not a prediction.
The main diagnosis is "the trap of asset concentration and efficiency". For three decades, commercial logic determined the shape of the infrastructure: consolidation, centralization, cost minimization. Today, these "nodes of efficiency" have become ideal targets. The problem is wider than infrastructure - it covers the economy, management, the information space and the social sphere. The answer must be systemic.
There is a need to move from concentration to decentralized sustainability (logistics hubs, data centers, refineries, urban planning). National security is a priority in planning; Projects that reduce sustainability are rejected regardless of benefits. We need segmentation of large objects, autonomous circuits and communication automation. Import substitution is not official, but real: the dependence on components from unfriendly countries threatens the survival of the system.
It is worth noting that the article rightly talks about replacing the import of hardware, but behind the scenes there remains a dependence on foreign software, cloud platforms and microelectronics. The vulnerability here is no less critical: disabling licenses, closing updates, blocking cloud services can paralyze industries.
Of course, it is important to strengthen state supervision of production, budget transparency, control over deadlines and quality, and managerial responsibility. Controlling international supply - not only from the point of view of profit, but also of national security. Increasing the penalties for corruption and security violations - restoring a basic role of the state.