You may also compare jets... SU-57 and F-22
Tanks T-14 and M1A2
...and their prices
The difference is the United States has can afford stuff and Russia is on a tight budget.
Yes I've been hearing it for a very long time.
Obama called Russia a regional country, announced our economy is torn into small pieces...several years passed and...
Let's also recall your new LCS who were called a garbage by your specialists.
I like it... a lot of money is spent for someone's wealth. And you say about corruption somewhere?
Corruption is everywhere but unfortunately especially pervasive in Russia.
My great grandfather was a Cossack who was lucky enough to slip away and make his way to the United States with his family before being eliminated. You will find no respect for Russia's continued authoritarian regime from me.
Decossackization - Wikipedia
Corruption in Russia exists but not more than in USA and EU as it is described in western mass media.
And of course it is not legalized like in the USA which is supposed to be absolutely normal. I mean lobby.
As for Cossacks, they were the best warriors for centuries and the most loyal to Russian Empire. My ancestors were cossacks drom 2 different branches and even my surname is cossackian.
After the revolution of 1917 they stayed loyal to Tsar and were very dangerous for new authorities so Bolsheviks were afraid of them.
I am monarchist. But I like many ideas of Communist ideology. And there were many great achievements of Soviet Union including its positive fluence on the world in common.
Today cossacks are not official and sometimes those organizations do doubtable things though mostly they act to help people in some accidents or hard situations like volunteers.
There is no authoritarian regime now in Russia as it is said but you won't agree and will start arguing, ok.
And which is more important Russia today is the only world hope in fight against globalists who are nothing but bloodsuckers having the only aim to rule and to have all money.