You’re wrong.
While entities like the E.U. will have their part to play, in this age of Brexit and sovereignty, tiny countries will shine in all their varied, unique, language-preserving glory while the delusional empire-minded (China and Russia) are in for a rude awakening. That is of course until the freedom-lovers within those countries embrace the new reality as well and rise up against their backwards overlords.
We are moving into an age of “tiny countries.”
Other interesting developments in the post-Soviet space include:
“Kazahkstan to change from Cyrrilic to Latin alphabet.”
http://www.dw.com/en/kazakhstan-to-change-from-cyrillic-to-latin-alphabet/a-41147396
You shouldn’t discard cultural aspect. After 30 years if an Estonian business has one Russian employee they all speak Estonian. If there are at least two their operational language is Russian. The same is true in Kazakhstan. If there are at least two white people present during a cabinet meeting the President speaks in Russian. All the public speeches by Kazakh officials are always in Russian.