[Stealhead]

Yeah I can see that there are still lots of "old guard" still around.Also I know a lot of former Soviet citizens that just decided to simply leave and live some place that already is better. I dont know much what most former Russians think most people I know are truly Ukrainians like my in-laws so I figure they might have differing opinions than ex Soviet Russians do.

I have a good friend who is an intel officer with the Air Force and his is pretty hard core into his job he will for sure go very far in the CIA if works for them in place of a full officer career.He told me that there are some younger advisers to Putin/Medy that have the modernize and head away from the old system way of thinking but still gaining power and spreading influence and other old guys that support mainly staying with the old system and spreading power and influence in most respects Both are not really good for regular Russians if they listen to the younger thinkers though they will gain much more economic power and therefore control which is bad long term for western interests either way they will be dealing with China though which is honestly more than even the US will be able to handle much less the Russians.