Yeah sure. Glory to a system that murdered and oppressed millions, banned free speech, left its citizens starving, and is the poster child for failed communism.
The difference is, these actions were later condemned by Western leaders and actions were taken to prevent them from happening again
Many communists do not give a f**k about the multiple genocides that occurred under the soviet union and have no morals or ethics when it comes to thinking about how people living under a communist government