Call me biased, but none 'directly' about that affair.

- for what's wrong not only with Russia, but how (and why) the West ignored Putin for 20+ years, and why the VSRF simply can't fight (which…

Call me biased, but none 'directly' about that affair. Instead, I would recommend you the following two:

- for what's wrong not only with Russia, but how (and why) the West ignored Putin for 20+ years, and why the VSRF simply can't fight (which is Putin, Putin, and again: Putin), check this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Putins-People-Took-Back-Russia/dp/1250787327/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

- for what was the VSRF supposed to be, but went wrong, this one (is a free download in PDF format):

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329934215_The_Russian_Way_of_War_Force_Structure_Tactics_and_Modernization_of_the_Russian_Ground_Forces