...all 220 passengers and 8 crew were unhurt...
That's 228 people who are considerably braver than I. Board a Russian aircraft? Board a Russian aircraft in the employ of a (presumably) Russian airline? I'd sooner shovel sidewalks stark naked in the middle of February!
Most of the airlines fly Boeings now. Aeroflot and S7 (Siberian Airlines) are pretty good.
I’ve flown Rusian airlines in the good old days, when the stewardesses used to offer bootleg caviar. those were the days...
Your prejudice is certainly not based on facts. Russian airliners are more reliable than their average western counterparts by far. They are built under military philosophy with all critical systems dubbed. Airframes are stronger too giving more chances to walk away from a wreck.