This period in time is also characteristic for it's migration to cities, and a change in moral priorities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... How very little has been done to go to the bottom of it...

In the Russian's culture, you don't pay for software: you get a pirate version (in most case they wouldn't have the cash anyway). Now, if Putin thinks he can get out of "the free software", that's would indeed just show a complete lack of understanding of the sector... But I don't think it's the case. They more probably will remove a few backdoors, anyway add their own with maybe a beacon, and change the wallpaper: after his recent "management" of the Russian future, I don't think indeed they still have the means to to go any further.

Interesting choice to cite just that one in the article, when the other four members of the study are actual faculty members in related fields from different universities...

I could see a few use in education (anatomy,...) IF they provide the software to make it. Because, building a huge app for a proprietary product of unknown future, looks like a risky challenge. And... well as for the 3D screen, they didn't adapt their own products (like Visio), maybe it's the opportunity to start...