I don't know how to say it, but the russian military needs a drastic overhaul.

[DetlefK]

9. Russia isn't socialist now, but adult Russians still have socialist culture from Soviet Union days.

There's how socialist societies are supposed to work in theory and there is how they work in practice. The problem with socialism is that it has no real tools to fight corruption, embezzlement and abuse of power. That's why socialism needs a checks&balances system like democracy.

Back in the Soviet Union days, all of what the Putin-government is doing right now was perfectly normal. The abuse of power, the kleptocracy, the nepotism, the blatant ridiculous propaganda.