LOL--If you like Russia, why not Mexico? It's closer. And practically light-years ahead of it.
Russians are very cultured educated people just waiting to be set free from the reigns of corruption. They are immune to the PC disease eating away at the West. Heck, Russians also HATE socialism/communism more than anyone. The only people for communism during Soviet times were the party members.
The very word “communism” has been a private joke among Russians since the 60s.
The bottom line is that Russia is going in the right direction while we are on a rocket car going backwards into socialism.