For a non-affluent Russian, GE once was (past tense) a good destination. Today there are much better alternatives, even in the Caucasus.
Armenia is far more attractive with its offerings (
citizenship with ease,
investment opportunities, better banking options) and the fact that they are not adhering to every nonsense command coming from Bruxelles.
Outside of the beaten track one should look into the new residency and CBI-program of Egypt.
Aside from their standard orgram which is up and running for a couple of years already (now lowered minimum investment) there is also the new 5-year residency visa.
If the OP is interested in SE Asia, the Philippines with its Special Investor Resident Visa (SIRV) makes it pretty easy.