In response to your notation about the first Starbucks in Russia as of June 2005:
As of October 1, 1999 Starbucks had 9 stores in China, per its 1998-1999 Annual Report; as of June 2005, according to the Seattle Intelligence Post Reporter, there are more than 300 Starbucks in China.
Russia will most likely embrace the Starbucks concept, just as China has.