Russian here. I agree with most of this. The majority of people I know in this country have no interest in being an active part of the society. A lot of people have a feeling that they will be betrayed by the others as soon as the chance appears.

This slowly gets improved though, especially in the big cities.

At the same time, I think that Putin and his gang have got all the power to change the society and yet they don't do that and keep stealing.