I read that for reusable rocket any chutes increased the start mass and the initial drag to the point making the whole setup infeasible. Witness Russia tries

I read that for reusable rocket any chutes increased the start mass and the initial drag to the point making the whole setup infeasible. Witness Russia tries to design such things. Since about 1985 I read articles about adding small wings and chutes to the first stage of various proposed rockets. Nothing came from that so far.