What is your perception of Russia?

I live in minnesota and grew up in northern minnesota. Much of Russia is very similar. Western Russia is actually warmer. Our viking and germanic heritage are very similar. I tried learning the language back in high school but nobody knew it. From what I hear, alcoholism is pretty common over there. The leadership of the country sounds pretty bad. A kleptocracy it sounds like. We might be going the same way. The Russian economy is currently based on war materials and the national reserves are just about gone. When the war does end the economy will go into a great depression. Reparations for war damage will be exacted from the country. Many people have been killed in the war and many have left leaving the industries without enough workers. The war has resulted in boycotts and isolation. The Rubel is a currency that nobody wants. Inflation and interests rates are going to get worse. Basically, Russia is under siege. China is slowly infiltrating and taking over the east. Internal pressures are causing splits in other parts of the country. Poor environmental policies have damaged large portions of the country. Agriculture and the oil industry will collapse. It is inevitable that Russia will fail and there will be another revolution. The people will become even poorer if that is possible. All nuclear weapons and materials will be confiscated. By the time the robber barons and carpetbaggers are done, the remains of Russia will be very small and no longer a threat to the world. It will basically become another Baltic state. The larger portion will basically become inhabited by tribes trying to survive with limited resources in a challenging and changing climate.