Saying "it's the government!" when it's a successive string of governments stretching back into times before there was a Russian empire is a bit of a cop out. Yes, the culture has produced many Russians who are against the war and having an authoritarian government, but that doesn't mean the wider cultural framework is in any way healthy or "good". A culture that produces constant imperialist wars should be criticized (and before someone chimes in with "but what about the USA!??!¿", I'm against their imperialist wars and large parts of their culture as well)