Communism was obviously an instrument of Soviet domination over conquered societies, but it was also a modus vivendi for large parts of these nations under the conditions in which they were obliged to live. Imre Nagy, the leader of the Hungarian revolt in 1956, and Dubcek became parts of their national legends, which belies the claim that communism was exclusively a foreign imposition.
共产主义明显是苏联统治其所征服的社会的工具，但是它也是这些国家中那些不得不在这一情形下谋杀的大多数人的方式。1956年匈牙利革命领导人纳吉以及杜布切克成为各自国家的象征，这就否定了那种共产主义完全就是外国强加之物的说法。