I would believe it in part. Coming from a post-communist country, I can testify corruption levels at all layers of society were massive. We are still working hard to change the collective mentality 30 years after a regime change, and I have all the reasons to believe there is far more work in this regard to be done in Russia.
(Also, the stories from folks who served in the Czechoslovak Army back then border with the incredible)
(Also, the stories from folks who served in the Czechoslovak Army back then border with the incredible)