There's been a lot said about Poland since the start of the crisis comparing 2015 to today. I always think that such whatabboutism doesn't serve any purpose.
The fact that and how Poland is stepping up to the challenge is an inspiration for other countries for sure.
For comparison, Italy's GDP was 2 trillion in 2019. 20% more than Russia. Obviously Russia is going to be a junior partner. However, they got much more technical expertise than China.
There is also a package for R called rcmdr that provides GUI for basic statistical analysis. All your actions, performed in GUI, are stored as an actual .R script. However, I don't personally use it so I can't elaborate more.