Russia ticks all the boxes: uber-grade industry of machinery, aircraft & aerospace; no 2 globally in military & defence; top-tier in scientific papers & Nobels; top-notch education & universities; UN veto seat & geopolitical clout; no 1 in oil, gas & minerals; no 1 in vast array of natural resources; no 2 in tourism & culture; high gender parity & women rights, lowest debt-to-GDP in OECD, ease of doing business, name it.
Graft alone definitively torpedoes Russia from 1st to 2nd world. Despite being 2nd only to US in almost everything their life conditions are same as Turkey and Mexico.