Russia did not just come into existence it was built state by state by ruthless CZARs and their subordinates the Boyars. The society was medieval and suppressed the aspirations of generations of what became Russia. There were exceptions who tried to make some changes but not enough.

They fight for pay not nationalism. Decades of propaganda from the time of the CZARS and the control of the peasants through the Boyars have made people controllable. The Bolsheviks built on the fear created by the KGB and its forerunners. Russian society is based on fear of the establishment Etc.

Every state in the federation.