De-Stalinization was a good thing, because the man and his ideology were fundamentally and absolutely wrong.<p>From the wikipedia headers: Improved prison conditions, Re-naming of places and buildings, Destruction of monuments, Re-location of Stalin&#x27;s body.<p>Notice that no part of that included banning ideas. It was the cession of government endorsement and a de facto fall from popularity. No one will fine or jail you for making a complimentary movie about Stalin. They just won&#x27;t go see it.