[DoughtyOne]

Delusional is about the only term for it. What did they expect after decades of brutal domination by Soviet Dogmatists.

[GSlob]

"What did they expect after decades of brutal domination by Soviet[s]."
Well, the Russian vampirialism predates USSR quite a bit. Their trouble is that they never succeeded in offering an attractive civilizational model to the natives. Although, to be fair, to offer such a model is generally difficult, especially trans-civilizationally. Still, the degree of resentment they have engendered is quite remarkable.