While I’m not inclined to accept that Russia has completely thrown off any vestige of Soviet era communism, the shrieking and wailing of our own native communist class tends to more than just support such a contention.
It looks like it is trying to move in the direction of spiritual freedom. I’ve heard it has laws that enforce a number of things we might view as prudish, but at least that’s a concern about the public morality (the better cure would be a wider outreach and acceptance of Christian faith, which calls for respectful human conduct on account of God).
Oh, they've thrown off Soviet-Era Communism. What they haven't thrown off is the Imperialistic aspirations of the Czars.