[Kazan]

Russia has also had a 13% flat tax rate and one of the least Marxist tax codes in the world.

Russia under Putin has spent billions building churches and promoting Christianity, which is the archenemy of communism.

Communists have more power in the US and Europe than Russia.

So, you're spin here fails miserably.

[FormerFRLurker]

Russia under Putin has spent billions building churches and promoting Christianity, which is the archenemy of communism.

Putin promotes one form of Christianity: the Russian Orthodox Church. All others, including the forms of Christianity practiced by most Freepers, face bureaucratic hurdles that make the blue states look like meccas (heh!) of religious freedom.
Russia Tightens Restrictions on Churches and Missionary Activity