Stalinist terror is what happens when one has to rely on communists to govern a country. Are they all retards? Are they all villains? Poor Joseph just couldn't figure it out.

It isn't widely known, but late Stalin was fighting against his own party to introduce more democracy and capitalism. His reforms reduced the persecution of common people, and he persecuted many of his genocidal party members. It makes sense for common Russian people to appreciate his efforts.

Stalin had failed to kill Khrushchev. He was close, once. Khrushchev was under investigation for the Ukrainian genocide. But he was extremely good at playing a retard, and as a communist leader, Stalin couldn't just execute them all. The few reasonable party members Stalin had managed to find, were disappeared quickly after his death.

Modern communists can't decide what to think about him. While Stalin was one of the most efficient communist leaders, he clearly lacked faith.