I would like to comment regarding your statement that most of the Russians from Steemit would leave - I don't believe this will be the case at all!

Those Russians who speak English will continue using Steemit, as it gives a great opportunity to get good content from all around the world.

And those who don't will leave Steemit anyway soon, as it's too difficult to get around here, not even mentioning the rewards, if you can't provide good content in English (or bilingual, like most Russian authors do).

The vast majority of the country not only does not speak English, but wouldn't even bother to sign up for some English-based platform, no matter how well the language filter is set up on Steemit and how cool is the Ru-interface.

Golos will help attract those Russians, that would otherwise not even consider joining some foreign platform like Steemit. And if they get interested in it, some might start joining Steemit later!