Original sentence: , the estimate reached in The Black Book of Communism.Independent of the Soviet Union, the Chinese Civil War led to the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, and the First Indochina War led to the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in North Vietnam in 1954.Mongolia was not absorbed into the Soviet Union, but a Mongolian People's Republic - which was a Communist state with a very close relationship with the Soviet Union - was established in 1924.Other widespread accusations concern the lack of freedom of speech in Communist Party regimes, religious and ethnic persecutions, lack of democracy, systematic use of torture, and restriction of emigration.The exact number of deaths caused by these regimes is highly disputed (see, e
Edited sentence: , the estimate reached in The Black Book of Communism and the references below).Critics argue that past evils in an old regime cannot be used to justify new ones; otherwise supporters of Hitler could justify his deeds by pointing to past human rights crimes by the German Empire in Africa.Mongolia was not absorbed into the Soviet Union, but a Mongolian People's Republic became the Soviet Union's first puppet or satellite state 1924.Other widespread criticism concern the documented lack of freedom of speech in Communist Party regimes, religious and ethnic persecutions, lack of democracy, systematic use of torture, and restriction of emigration.The exact number of deaths caused by these regimes is somewhat disputed, but extensive historical research shows at least tens of millions (see, e.There was several wars or military conflicts between Communist states: the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Prague spring, the Ogaden War, Cambodian-Vietnamese War, Sino-Soviet border conflict, Sino-Vietnamese War, and 1956 Hungarian Revolution.With the aid of extensive Soviet military aid, the Chinese Civil War led to the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, and the First Indochina War led to the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in North Vietnam in 1954