"Until the flaws in the Soviet model manifested in ugly ways" Hm, I know that for a long time western intellectuals were looking with dreamy eyes towards russi

"Until the flaws in the Soviet model manifested in ugly ways" Hm, I know that for a long time western intellectuals were looking with dreamy eyes towards russia, but for those really looking, the ugly side was showing very quickly. With the crushing of the Kronstadt rebellion etc. But I am not aware of any european countries leaning towards the soviet model in any way.