But the people haven't. They may call themselves Russia and fund themselves through taxes now, but these are the same elites who, not too long ago, were occupying Eastern Europe and threatening us with nuclear missiles.
Only God can change people.
There was a burst of hope on the Russian scene when it opened up and open Christian worship became widespread again. That has had some influence to the good. But some just follow the church and not the Christ, and the church is in Russia’s pocket. It would be easy to gin up a self serving “crusade” that had nothing to do with the desires of God.
It’s time we all concentrated on getting right with the Lord. Confess our known sins, ask God for forgiveness and salvation and guidance. The Blood needs to be allowed to be thicker than the Mud.
That was more than a generation ago. Even before then, the “elites” wanted a way out of the failing Soviet system...Remember Gorbachev? We really shouldn’t have our minds stuck in 1978.