Who remembers the Domino theory?

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2. We might as well brush up on the facts now, while the internet is still available

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Nothing about modern Russia is communist. It is not a classless society where all property is communally-owned. It is a capitalist society wherein people own private property, businesses make profits, and workers are paid wages.

Russia is technically a democracy because its leaders are elected, but it's very flawed democracy as elections are rigged and opposition is stifled. Russia lacks many of the qualities we associate with liberal democracy, primarily the protection of individual rights and free press.

Russia has a parliament called the State Duma, however, the party in control is Putin's own party, United Russia, and they rarely, if ever, oppose Putin or restrict his powers. The Duma is essentially a rubber stamp, which only serves to lend Putin legitimacy.

For future reference, government's which restrict freedoms or have strong central rulers are typically called authoritarian or totalitarian, and are not necessarily communist.

https://www.quora.com/Is-Russia-a-democratic-or-communist-country