The current high school level in Russia is not so bad guys.

These are results of the last International Olympiad in Informatics (2012, Italy):

1. China - 4 gold out of 4 - total score 1847

2. Russia - 4 gold out of 4 - total score 1765

3. USA - 3 gold and 1 bronze - total score 1637

http://www.ioi2012.org/competition/results-2/