You better think twice if you think the Russia of today is anything like the Soviet Union of the 1950's - 1960's.
In a land war in Europe between Russia and NATO, Russia would have us for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Putin has done a tremendous job of restoring the pride of the Russian people. Modernization continues. After the breakup of the Soviet Union and after the Yeltsin years, yes, Russia was in pretty bad shape. The current tensions are directly the fault of the neo-cons that have taken control of the US government. The better elements of Russia's past have been restored as well. It is a highly cultured country.
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Not a chance, they have a conscript army with very low morale which literally enlists criminals from jail, high desertion rates and very high levels of corruption, theft and constant hazing/initiation of lower rank officers, not only enlisted men. Conscript training is also substandard.
Their fighter planes and other weapons might look impressive on paper but they use antiquated methods of production and are of a lower quality.
The West, with a highly trained professional army, Eurofighter planes, F-22's and Leopard tanks would wipe the floor with them. The Russians have the numbers but this isn't World War 2 era technology and warfare anymore.
