What makes you think communism can't be democratic? That's absurd, though it's as much of a show as here. Putin and his leaders and teamsters has rigged the game for a while. So too the Bush's and the Clintons. It's an illusion of choice. Voting is a rigged joke!

There's a profound distinction between private and personal, FYI. Nonetheless, Russia is balls deep in oligarchs with an excess of private property, not all but much of it stolen with the "fall of the wall" - just like the USA. China has more billionaires than anywhere else in the world.

I don't know where you're getting all this nationalism privilege from. Socialism and communism is all about free education. Cuba has some of the best free medical education in the world - but due to the sanctions they didn't have supplies, ironically. Many countries would send their best to Cuba - for free.

Seriously, this is common knowledge. Ask anyone. Look it up.