Russia is very much a shadow of its former self and you correct about the Russia's internal issues

Vladimir Putin during his original ten years rule I did attempt to fix that

But nothing he tried actually worked Russia's educational system has been breaking down since the 1980s

And there is the collapse of its birth rate it doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing but if mismanaged it could be a disaster

For instance Japan's population will go from 120 million to 80 million

Which could be a good thing have a stable population of around 80 million

Then you've got places like Australia which are not really meant for large population but the Australians want to increase their population

After experiencing the second world war and the British inability to protect Australia from the Japanese