I predict you'll be in for a shock soon enough.
Russian Orthodox Church was penetrated by the KGB
So was the Catholic church in Poland, Hungary and Czech, Croatia, Slovonia, Slovakia, so was the Lutherin church in E.Germany and the Baltic countries.
Again, things change, at least for most people, but some prefer to live in 1989.
Why does Russia sell weapons to China, Venezuelia, and other enemies of the US? I thought Russia and China were allies.