Hanna, I think ALL of us were deluded by propaganda. Americans too! Many of us are waking up to that fact. I have been watching many Soviet-era movies in Russian (with English subs - helps me learn fast!) and I am astounded, really. I am seeing a lot more honesty from many of these films, than I saw in American films from the same time period.
I think that maybe the truth lies in the middle somewhere...