I don’t know if you watch Russian news, but I’ll tune into PT or Первый канал

Nope. Don't really watch TV at all, and specifically avoid these (and other similar) channels in their many forms. They manage to make any topic into an ear-bleeding experience.

there is a bizarre and disgusting trend of being horrifically racist to black people and Muslim

Trust me, I know. Don't go to popular places like pikabu, and especially to the comment sections. Heck, comments are filled with racist reactionary crap even at communist media (such as blogs of Constantin Syomin). There's usually plenty of anti-semitism too, for "good" measure.

Russia has fallen since the Union days.

Yup. The more one learns about the depth of this fall, the more heartbreaking it gets. It is a veritable pit of tartarus. And the worst part is, people don't seem to understand it. Many think it's always been like this. Many, many blame USSR outright for the current state of affairs. Some think it's actually better now and will only get better, either because muh putin, or because "sovoks will dies out and New People (read: businessmen) will take over and lead us to bright liberal capitalist future".

Shit ain't fun, comrade.