Umm, first, peoples here constantly slam anything from Russia, so arrogant??? Hah, nice double standard. Second, how is this statement stand on anything of Russian economic structure? Where does this statement make Russia to be Communist? Look at own trade partner China if looking for communists.
It stands all right. During the classic Communist period all the economic assets belonged to the state, and the state itself belonged to the Communist Party, i.e to its leadership.
Now the Communist fat cats, their progeny and their henchmen own whatever has left to be owned openly.
That's how come that they replaced their garb from the Moscow apparel factory "Bolshevik" with that from Armani.
Nothing more substantial has changed...
Oops, I now see! As a conservative (mind you, a Russian one) you don't approve of the change. Well, please receive my condolences.