But as daily life under Communism often showed, that was never really true.
And under Communism, the pull of religious faith was strong.
The unemployed make more than they did working under Communism.
There must be many in Russia now who feel that conditions were better under communism.
Under communism, he explains, it was difficult to write about the country's own history.
Officials say they may start charging for education, which is free, as it was under Communism.
He visited Russia in 1926, and later wrote a book on the country's economic system under communism.
Bad enough to have lived your entire life under Communism, but to die a virgin?
Self-determination would be dead under Communism, yet with our help, it could live.
The committee has lobbied for countries under Communism since 1959.