Russian space program: Myth or Reality?

[Casper]

Russian space industry comes through a difficult period in its history, a period when a new generation of scientists and astronauts should appear to replace retiring specialists of the past and continue their work. But instead these young people decide not to bind their future with Russian space industry and look westward. Space launches continue to fail and step by step Russian space program comes into stagnation.

However, Russians have finished the constellation on GLONASS (the alternative to GPS) and now it works!

Some addition thoughts about topic in the interview published on ValdaiClub.com