I don't agree with the premise that the RHF should learn from the US and Finland, although I still strongly advocate forming National Youth Teams at various levels and entering them as intact teams in the KHL, VHL or MHL regular seasons for competition, whichever would offer maximum benefit to the individual team. That would be somewhat similar to the US National Development Team Program, which directly copied the Soviet model to create "Super Teams" for competition at various youth levels. The USA is dominant at U16-U18, but then starts to fizzle a bit at U20 (despite having won this year), and fizzle out totally at the Senior level, where America hasn't won a World or Olympic Championship in 41 years. I agree with what Tarasov said, "We have to create something that is uniquely our own."
Let's be honest, the Soviet school of hockey is never coming back, for better or worse. There are some aspects of it that I would love to see resurrected, but it is just not looked at as being practical or feasible to do so, and it isn't going to happen. But out of respect for one of the greatest traditions, and one of the greatest success stories in World sport history, let's not call what Larionov claims to have installed as "Soviet hockey." To me, that almost seems like a "desecration." Its like going into an Orthodox Church and smashing the icons on the floor. What Larionov created was dog crap, not Soviet hockey. Even though the team lacked talent and depth, they were no less talented than Finland, and they did manage to beat the USA in the preliminary round.
I always liked Bragin and recognized everything he accomplished, although I thought it was time to move on after failing to win Gold in 2019 and 2020, when I thought the teams were good enough to have done so. Now, after Larionov, I really miss him! I am absolutely convinced that he would have won a medal with the 2021 team. Assuming Larionov is history, I don't know where they go in the future, but I am really impressed with Filatov as a potential candidate. I really liked his attacking-style defense in the neutral zone, very aggressive, and the fact that he seemed to get the kids to believe in themselves and play with a lot of emotion. We'll see what happens.