They used gun control to quell rebellion and killed millions

What historical event in particular are you talking about?

There are plenty of reasons to question those records

Which records in particular are you talking about? The book I used as a source uses almost exclusively western studies as sources.

No, for what it's worth, no we should not be more like the Soviet Union

Depends? I'm not saying "let's replicate every policy of the Soviet Union", but they did guarantee housing for everyone, free and quality education to the highest level, free healthcare for everyone, and public retirement plans for every individual. Why wouldn't you want to be more like those things?