Exchanging a Russian driver's license for an Italian one — is driving experience from Russia counted?

I’m moving to Italy and trying to sort out the driver’s license situation. I heard there’s a one-year period after moving to exchange Russian licenses. In that case, is my driving experience from Russia taken into account at all, or will I have to retake everything from scratch?

Prior driving experience doesn’t count, alas — you’re treated as a newly licensed driver like any other beginner.

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