And maybe they mistake current Russia for a communist country? It has every single ingredient of Stalin's Russia except the pretense of socialism or communism.

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7632057

https://www.newsweek.com/putin-says-communism-comes-bible-co...

It doesn't matter what Russia actually is. They play both sides with their propaganda. Old people who thought positively about communism still support Russia.

Fico and Babiš for example were both communist party members and both pro-Russia politicians today.