I think the Russians started to to transition from Rule of Man to Rule of Law in 1993, and have made a little progress.
They must be curious as to why the United states transitioned in 1789 and then back again in 1992.
In 1993 they shot up their parliament from tanks, so at that starting point anything will look like progress. The reality is that 1988 - 1991 - 1993 were all stages of mimicry accompanying an economic collapse, and some adjustment to the new realities. The new Soviet man of 1917 has not been driven back.