Putie is not of the Tsarist era.
The point is secret service types tend not to be driven by ideology. They serve whomever is in charge.
Putin has made many statements distancing himself from Communism. The Russian Communists hate him.
The fact of the matter is that Russia won’t turn into a an American-style democracy any time soon....The damage the Bolsheviks did was so extensive it will take generations. But the West isn’t helping by trying to force the worst aspects of Western Culture on Russia.