For the sake of setting expectations, I'll tell you now that Russia is not within the scope of our Europe update. As stated in the dev diary the focus will be on the Balkans, Italy, France and Germany. Which is not to say that other regions will receive no attention at all, or that other pars of Europe will not see attention in the future.
On the topic of balance: our automated reports show us that Russia is performing rather well compared to Poland/Lithuania. While they have a tendency to lose out to the Ottomans in the late game, for the most part we're happy with the balance of power in the region.
Besides all that, there are some good suggestions here
On the topic of balance: our automated reports show us that Russia is performing rather well compared to Poland/Lithuania. While they have a tendency to lose out to the Ottomans in the late game, for the most part we're happy with the balance of power in the region.
Besides all that, there are some good suggestions here