Russia - threadbanned users in OP

Whatever or whoever is coming down the track after Putin will not have anything like what he had when he came down the track more than 20 years ago. Not even remotely, and I'd hazard a guess that both the Silovicki and Oligarchs would find a nice convenient window for him if he tries the same course of action. And its not just the Silovicki and Oligarchs. Putin's war is becoming increasingly costly, with taxpayers being called more and more upon to shoulder the costs. And to continue on the same course will at some time, sooner or later lead to another Russian Revolution.

And how much of that scientific thinking was concentrated in Ukraine? Especially when it came to plane development, Antonov AN225 Mriya being one such example, but it was not the only plane developed either.

A nation with a huge potential for greatness, but they spend it all on bullying their neighbours and making oligarchs richer. Many of the smart people left already.

But hey, the GDP graph looks good.

There's quite a difference between Germans (who would all be German) and Russians who are not all Russian. And indeed, carry the "Russian" name only through conquest, and have never forgotten or forgiven it. In many of the Russian Republics, ethnic Russians are not welcome, even now, and as Putin's biased mobilisation continues, its coming more and more to the fore again. There's been spirited resistance to mobilisation in some republics, and if there any revolt coming down the line, these Republics are where it will begin, far from the seat of power. German indoctrination encompasses most of the German population, they followed Hitler like a God, unlike those following Putin. Of course Putin has his hard core of followers, but it's not anything like the following Hitler had. In fact, Putin is following Hitler's playbook trying to emulate him. But once you are in Putin's system, that's it, you are trapped. And then its a case of literally kill or be killed. None the less, the non-ethnic people in the Republics are a different people.

Meanwhile, after writing the above post, as in confirmation of what I had posted, here's a part 2.

Given the fact Russia said it would be completed in a matter of days indicates it's not going great for them. Also, any reason why you're unwilling to admit the genocide aspect of Russia's invasion?

You are truly living in an alternative reality. Yes, it was the west that attacked, really, it was.