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WW1 Russian Empire was even further from reaching the imperialist stage of capitalism, yet Lenin did not consider it anti-imperialist. That's the context in which revolutionary defeatism theory was developed.
Lenin also called WWI the imperialist war. If anything, the Russian empire was on the side of imperialism. Modern Russia has aligned itself with the anti-imperialist block. This is an opportunistic alignment due to the western powers' hostility toward Russia, but for now, Russia's actions are a counter to empire.
Its a good answer, no idea why someone downvoted you. I think we agree in everything but semantics comrade. Happy new year!
Thank you comrade and happy new year to you too! Fwiw, I also don't consider Putin or the Russian ruling class to be anti-imperialists. You're probably correct that we're debating semantics.