In finnish point of view where we already have realtime wire transfers, relatively stable currency and low corruption, Bitcoin is merely for geeks who emphasize anonymity and are making economical statement. In Russia there is much more stronger actual need for Bitcoin, as there is already long traditions of tax resistance and general antigoverment attitudes.
Also I suppose that russians are one of the few nations, where memories of economical collapse is still crystal clear in collective memory, and they know that it should be taken seriously. Especially in current situation, where there is actual risk of economic collapse of eurozone AND US economy, there is natural need of neutral currency. Bit offtopic, but atm I'm much more scared of consumption-driven US, as they have zero experience of total economical collapse and they are heavily relying on imported commodities.