Being responsible for the death of at least four percent of the population or establishing an inefficient economic system which needed longer to recover from war meant, in reality, that Sovietisation was rhetorically presented as a modernisation that would introduce new patterns of life, but in reality it hindered development.
Nõukogude režiim oli süüdi vähemalt nelja protsendi rahvastiku surmas ja ebaefektiivse majandussüsteemi rakendamises, see tähendas, et ehkki sovetiseerimist esitati retooriliselt kui moderniseerimist, takistas see tegelikkuses igasugust arengut.