Russian society is infected with imperialism and chauvinism, dreaming about world hegemony. The same time western society might think that " let's sell them some village ( for example Ukraine ) and will live in friendship and peace with happiness.
Nope comrades, current Russia does have even more ambitions than then crazy Japan had in 1941 th ....
Russian World directly means Dreams about world hegemony.
Pro Kremlin oriented russians each day are talking how powerless, fearful and dumb is west and how they will outsmart these idiots.
They does have idea how western economy will collapse and had invested in this propaganda very huge sums since 1925 th...so 99 years in row. Russian society in Russia is living in propaganda for generations.
Ofc some % from them does knows reality but also are enough pragmatic not to tell this in order not to ruin their businesses, career etc.