You just don't understand Russia culture. Americans live in lala land, they have no clue. What communism was about in Russia was taken the best people at every

You just don't understand Russia culture. Americans live in lala land, they have no clue. What communism was about in Russia was taken the best people at every single sector in Russia and just exterminating them. In the 1930s over 50% of Dombass engineers were put out of work! Most of them were later killed. Anyone that had the minimum entrepreneurial spirit(kulaks) was exterminated. Their children could not study on public school, they became pariahs even without access to food. Their families were humiliated and deported to the other side of Russia. Over 50% of the economy was the military and police State to control the population that naturally reveled. When workers did strike, the Soviets took hostage of their families, then after the strikes were over the leaders were killed. Merchants, unions and the Church were also exterminated. All communities gone so nobody could go against the power. With Putin all the power remained in the KGB, Putin came from it, all the oligarchs were Putin's friends from the KGB. The Church leader was also a member of the KGB. Ukraine by the way has the same History, the same System and corruption as Russia by the way, but they are fighting for their land, and have the support and training of the West. Millions of Ukrainians died from starvation with the Soviets while Stalin exported grain. It was on purpose against peasants as punishment. Americans admire successful people. Russia culture is the polar opposite. Think for a moment about that.