National Socialism has been (more or less) successfully framed as "right wing" by the the media and academe, who have carried the water for Soviet and Chinese communism for over 70 years.
Stalin More Popular Than Putin in Russia These Days. A record 70% of Russian respondents say the late dictator of the former Soviet Union played a positive role for Russia, according to a recent poll by the independent Moscow-based Levada Center. Stalin's previous high mark for approval was 54% in 2016, The Moscow Times reported.