Original: Peaceful coexistence ( or , '' Peaceful co-existence - as a form of the continuation of the class struggle '' ) was a theory developed and applied by the Soviet Union at various points during the Cold War in the context of its ostensibly Marxistâ '' Leninist foreign policy and was adopted by Soviet-influenced '' Communist states '' that they could peacefully coexist with the capitalist bloc ( i.e. , non-communist states ) .
Simplified: Peaceful coexistence was a theory developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War . It was adopted by Soviet-influenced Communist states , and said that they could peacefully coexist with capitalist states .