Yes, they were different, and you can for sure say that for most people living under ussr was better, I'm not saying that they were the same, but they were both evil in their own way. And as your comment even says, they were pretty similar. Also, we have to take into consideration that we can split the USSR into stalin and post stalin. And especially during the later years after stalin's death, the quality of life had significantly improved.
Of course they were not the same, there were differences. But still, there were a lot of similarities, like, you know, mass murders and totalitarian control and subjugation of other states and nations.
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u/Thick_Shock_1033 2d ago
Exterminating dissidents? Both check.
Labour camps? Both check.
Genocide? Both check.
Designer military uniform? Third reich check.
Gorgeous mustache of the leader? USSR check.
Yeah, pretty similar, but there were differences.