You're confusing two separate issues. Communism as a political philosophy is abhorrent and dangerous. It violates the fundamentals of individualism, freedom, and private property rights. The movies and otherwise may have generalized every Russian as an "evil Communist." That's silly. Of course, they weren't, just like not every German was a Nazi. However, their vilification of the tyrannical government is certainly more accurate and warranted. Again, the Russian people are not their government, just like the American people are not their government. Much of the U.S. government is corrupt and incompetent. People can never be too free, so long as they don't infringe upon the rights of others. The Russian people can be more free and they should be more free, just like all people. I'm a conservative-libertarian if you can't tell already.