I find the fact that they beat China in their CommieWorld Tank Olympics to be comforting.
There are negotiated rules when you play war.
Well, two advantages that the Russians have over the Chinese are:
a) The Russians have actually fought people besides the peaceful Tibetans since the end of WWII, so they actually have some combat veterans.
b) The Russian culture doesn’t completely crush individual initiative like the Chinese hivemind, so they can still think flexibly from time to time.