Russia is also not one-party, and most definitely not fascist. Keep trying, and maybe don’t try telling a person who has recently lived in Russia, how Russia is.
I spent a month in Russia last year and am familiar with the country/culture. Sounds like you went native. No surprise and typical. Good luck.
When communists nations realize their economic system is going nowhere, unwilling to relinquish totalitarianism, they become corrupt fascists. Look at China or Russia.