I had enough problems learning English when I came to America. If I have to learn Russian I'll have to learn the Cyrillic alphabet as well.
Besides English is a better language, more expressive and accurate being as it is an amalgam of almost all European languages.
Also, why adapt Russian? Slovenian is easier to learn, is written in the western alphabet and is the oldest written slavic language. Indeed, some linguists suggest that Russian is a younger slavic language. Slovenian being closer to the west has more western words in it.