Please ignore the man behind the curtain

There's a video in the YouTube stream at the top of my blog (assuming this Hind helicopter is still there) of the Russian military, done in full music video style.
Very snappy editing, cool images, great music.
And as long as you don't know a damn thing about conditions in Russia, it makes them look like a serious superpower.
Great tanks, aircraft, and artillery.
Unfortunately, they have no money.
So they're dealing with crappy maintenance, poor morale because no one is getting reliably paid or fed, long replacement cycles for equipment, and low ammunition expenditures (except in videos like these) on the range.
All in all, a hollow titan.
But a great video, nonetheless...