Nothing objective about it? That’s a stretch.
Martti Kari. Finnish intel officer gives a good description of why Russia is the way it is:
Russia: What Western Leaders & Media Didn’t Understand About Its Strategic Culture?
Explanation and prediction of Russian state, how its toxic historical foundation, state cruelty, authoritarianism, broadly embedded hierarchy of kleptocratic corruption, shades of gray between truth, tactical truth, and lie, imperialism, conservatism, and exceptionalism hinders it from becoming a liberal free country.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGwpn0dczlQ