This is why Hal Lindsey predicted Russia would be restored in his book "The Late Great Planet Earth" in 1970.
Here is what Russia is doing today:
"Russia's president Vladimir Putin on Tuesday opened a massive military expo in a brand new army exhibition center just outside Moscow, unveiling another major project meant to showcase Russia’s armed forces as modern and professional. "
"In the past five years, Russia has spent hundreds of billions of dollars modernizing its military; this year alone it will spend $57 billion on defense. Much of this has gone towards rearming the Russia’s troops, supplying them with new tanks and armored vehicles. "
"Even with the cuts, Russia still has the fourth largest defense budget in the world"
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