I left my PHD ABD, and also I'm actually fine with my feet on the ground, but doing infosec or programming for the systems related to launch would be cool and fun if it was something long term and stable.

I don't have any issues with Russian people -- as someone who has Asperger's it can be simpler dealing with someone who's blunt and doesn't talk a lot -- but I can't pretend not to despise Putin :-)