The West Germans and Allies rehabilitated tons of literal Nazi Party members too. That's where the "we don't talk about those years" jokes come from.
It was because the ideology and state were all so consuming that there would have been literally no one to do basic administration roles, especially with a hostile state sitting next door, if waivers weren't made. Adenauer literally fought off Allied denazification by passing amnesty for millions who had been placed on lists.
It's silly to posit that the Kremlin is activating Nazi sleeper cells that have hidden in plain sight, including periods in government, for 70 years because the Allies didn't copy the Soviet version of denazification.
edit: That said, I do get your point Spieler, but I'm not going to assume the nuances of it being an implied part of the statements from PoliERA, especially Autodidact of Moderate Darling™ fame, considering they can't even get historical or even modern political basics of their own country right.
