I think it was just a bluff to get a better deal from Eurozone. Though, Russians might be sympathetic to the idea of pulling Greeks into Russian Alliance. It would be quite tough for Putin to keep doling out tens of billions for Greece, in tough economic times for Russia. I don't think he would open up his private wallet of 200 billion either. He is not that generous man, not even for his Russian countrymen.
Now Tsipras is scrambling hard to secure any deal with Eurozone to open banks, and not to be kicked out off Eurozone. Deal might be worse than before referendum, EU is angry now. I'm not sure if he thought about printing Drachmas in advance, just to have plan B ready.
Who would have thought, that good economy, actual production of goods, is a key for well-being of any developed country, good social services, good standard of living, and helps balance a budget. It even helps to get out of financial mess as US, Ireland and few others might attest. Unfortunately for all parties involved, the production economy is a very foreign concept to Greeks, at least for Greek Governments.
This is a very symptomatic and chronic problem. Perhaps, quality of politicians, their education and understanding economy should be questioned. Perhaps we, or Greeks because it was their idea, should reform democracy first, with the goal of get quality governance, to get most talented people of them all to run the country.