Agree with the previous poster & would like to add a few points:
First, there is no such thing as a "Russian" aircraft. They are Soviet aircraft, designed 20+ (more likely 30+ or more) years ago and hopelessly obsolete compared to any common western brand like A or B. I am not saying this is good, but it is not fair to compare the safety of old aircraft to new models.
Second, whether you like it or not, disregard to safety is a Russian national trait of character. Whoever doubts it, welcome to Moscow and try to drive a car here and you will understand. Obviously aircraft are not flown the same way but you get the point.
Third, and probably most important, Russia has many small air carriers that just privatized parts of Soviet Aeroflot and have been flying the same soviet aircraft ever since, without proper maintenance, with no hope of buying/leasing new ones (at best, buy some similarly old imported models...). So they fly those old plane like there's no tomorrow. Eventually the day comes when there is really NO tomorrow...