By contrast, it makes sense for Russians to absolutely reject any responsibility for Soviet rule and its mass murder and repression (especially of the Russians and Ukrainians) precisely because it was an a-historical process, a shock to the system which took place almost instantly, and an internationalist conspiracy led by people almost entirely NOT of Slavic-Russian heritage. In other words, even if the Soviet dictatorship had been the most benign rule in the world, it still was NOT an organic outgrowth of Russian history. It need not and would not have happened except for foreign funding e.g. from Imperial Germany.
I guess the analogy would be let's suppose a comet hits the United States and because of the shock to the system with massive death and disruption, there comes widespread dictatorship, murder, kidnapping, starvation, etc. (sort of like Communism). Would it be fair to accuse Americans of the post-disaster loss of civic values? What if a dictator drafted men in such an environment and invades Canada and Mexico and kills millions? I think you can at least see the analogy.
We can all pray to the Lord for healing of the horrors of the past century.