It is encircled (and will always be encircled) by a ring of enemies, who envy its natural wealth and moral values.
That is the part of their ideology that is absolutely NUTS.
Do we have any vested interest in being their enemy? NO!
Do we covet one inch of their territory or anything else that belongs to them? NO!
Do we envy them? NO! We’re glad you have natural wealth, but we’re doing just fine, thank you.
Is anyone who actually does regard them as an enemy actually going to attack them while they hold the world’s 2nd. largest nuclear arsenal? NO!
They are extremely, extremely insecure when they’ve got no reason to be.
Russia has always had an insecurity problem. A quick read of their history will show example after example of their bunker mentality. Americans do not realize how stable America is when compared to other countries (regardless of its current dis-functional leftest).
Russia has never been democratic or a republic and does not know how to be either. They believe in a "strong man."
In all the countries bordering Russia, men live longer on average than in Russia (although in Kazakhstan and Mongolia the margin is small). Too much alcoholism in Russia the reason?