When their smart young people leave to earn more money abroad, wouldn't it make sense to take smart young people from other countries that aren't that materialistic? Just asking for a friend...
It's relatively safe for foreigners to visit Russia at the moment. Just stay away from military objects and rare public protests, and don't do generally stupid things, like praising Ukraine in a restaurant full of people (you may get both support and a visit by police). You will also need a lot of cash.
From my experience with a lot of hilarious SQL stuff I have seen in the wild.
It would be a good start to read the paper of codd and trying to understand what the relational model is. It's only 11 pages long and doing that would reduce the suffering in this world.
Which is why he still has the job as a pilot. He followed an overly broad procedure so wasn't derelict in his duties but ejecting from a flyable plane was considered a mistake. He was a squadron commander so the expectation of assessing a situation even under pressure and with limited information is a lot stronger.