Russians claim the Scythians were their ancestors. Hesiod, "the father of Greek didactic poetry" identified Magog with the Scythians and southern Russia in the 7th century B.C. As well, Hesiod was a contemporary of Ezekiel (as). The term "Rosh" employed by Ezekial (as) is the etymological root of "Russia."

Josephus is a historian from the 1st Century and had access to the writings of Hesiod and Herodotus who both said the Scythians were Magog.

Libya was known a Put

These names that God gave through the Table of Nations in Genesis have been changes by man through the ages but God did not change them.

Saying Magog is Russian is a modern day speculation is disregarding the historians of the past.

"the Bible wasn’t written to predict the political alignments we see today." That is the understatement of the year!