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Communist journalist Daniel Singer has also criticized the Black Book for discussing the faults of communist states while ignoring their positive achievements ; he says that " if you look at Communism as merely the story of crimes, terror and repression, to borrow the subtitle of the Black Book, you are missing the point.

" According to him, " The Soviet Union did not rest on the gulag alone.

There was also enthusiasm, construction, the spread of education and social advancement for millions.

" He also argues that if communism can be blamed for famines, capitalism should be blamed for most or all deaths from poverty in the world at the present time.