It is a psychological issue. No russian wants to play if germans just have to sit on their asses to win.
And what about that time when shocks and guards were 1cp? Oh look a shock squad making all the german T1 army retreat. I could easy say that oration you mentioned but backwards.
But no, I kept playing germans, no matter if soviets were EZ mode that time, I just keep playin and playin, and now Im happy about the coh2 right now. This is where the game should have started. (but nerf a bit pios, yes)