That's extremely debatable!... For some, yes, there have been more freedoms of late and opportunities for a select few but for millions of Russians, they had it far better under communism, especially in the rural areas and specifically in regards to the infrastructure...what they have now (yes, even now) is far, far, far better than anything in the vast majority of Russians lifetimes
In fact, if you travel out of the major cities, most people in those areas would say that they would go back to being a communist state if given the chance.