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Heterodox Marxists have also opposed the usage of the term "communist state." Since the [[1930s]], anti-[[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]]ist Marxists have argued that the existing communist states did not actually adhere to Marxism, but rather to a perversion of it that was heavily influenced by [[Stalinism]]. This critique was based on a variety of arguments, but nearly all anti-Stalinist communists argued that the Soviet model did not represent the interests of the working class. As such, [[Trotskyism|Trotskyists]] referred to the Soviet Union as a "[[degenerated workers' state]]," and called its [[satellite state|satellites]] "[[deformed workers state]]s."
Not every country ruled by a Communist party is viewed as a Communist state. As noted above, the term ''Communist state'' has been created and used by Western [[Political science|political scientists]] to refer to a specific type of one-party state. Communist parties have won elections and governed in the context of [[Multi-party system|multi-party democracies]], without seeking to establish a one-party state. Examples include [[Nicaragua|Republic of Nicaragua]] (in the [[1980s]]), [[Moldova|Republic of Moldova]] (presently), [[Cyprus]] (presently
==State institutions==
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