Do we really need Russia to support and pump bitcoin? even if Russia would not legalize bitcoin because it is made in the foreign country, well even if Russia would not get on the hype I think they have Ethereum in their side that has a potential to make a level just like bitcoin did, but I really think that Japan, U.S. Canada, Australia, E.U. Finland and the list Go on I think bitcoin had shown us that it is really Worthy to make an investment and wait because the value is super high right now
We definitely do not need Russia to support bitcoin, but it definitely helps alot knowing that Russia is a country with a good population(roughly 140million in 2016). Legalization isn't really necessary, but legalization is definitely a huge plus.