Naumova also refuses to consider communism an extinct ideology. A staunch adherent and member of Russia’s communist Party, she firmly believes that the teachings of Marx and Lenin deserve another chance.

“To me, communism, first and foremost, equals justice. I cannot say that I studied it extensively — one needs to read a lot of books in order to do so, which is something that I’ve yet to accomplish. But I do know that in the Soviet Union people enjoyed considerable social protection. Any kid from Siberia, if he wanted it, could apply to any university without having to pav bribes. But now society is divided into classes: there are the rich who can afford almost anything, and there are ordinary people who’re limited to living in small apartments, eating low-quality food bought in chain stores and working all day long in order to survive and feed their children. I believe that this is unjust, and this is why I’m a member of the Komsomol,” she declared.

(I used OCR, but think I cleaned it up. Excuse mistakes).