I'm Brazilian, so I live on the other side of the world. So this is a genuine question. Here in Latin America, socialism is symbolically associated with the struggle for social justice, very much inspired by Cuba, of course. Structurally, we have a very perverse colonial, slave-owning past that shapes profoundly unequal, violent, and authoritarian societies. Many of our people were killed and violently tortured in military dictatorships financed by foreigners, and now we are left to live with the return of fascism, via Pinochetists, Fujimorists, Bolsonaros, and Mileis... sadly (although I still believe in and fight for daily revolution in my world).
I would like to know, then, if in countries where the left has had historical precedence, this dream of social justice and a more egalitarian society is still on the horizon. What's it like there? It's a little frightening to see that the far right (fascist) seized power by force through liberal democracy in so many Eastern European countries (for example: Hungary and Poland). But what about Russia? What is the struggle of the current left? Does it even exist? Is it well-regarded socially?