Many people WORLDWIDE still consider Russia is the Soviet Union. That ended in 1989 at the instigation of Mikhail Gorbachev. President Reagan uttered those famous words. ‘Mr Gorbachev. Tear down this wall! Russia is NOT communist. It’s taken years but bit by bit Russia is cleaning out those that destroyed her. In fact, in 1993 under a new Constitution, Russia became a Democratic, federative, law based state. In fact their Constitution states that ‘No ideology may be established as a state or obligatory one’. That also includes religion. Russia is more Democratic toward its people than ANY western nation where the West are ushering in at lightning speed totalitarianism. Now people might understand why the rabid left wanted to destroy Russia.