"Psychological projection is the process of misinterpreting what is "inside" as coming from "outside". - - In its malignant forms, it is a defense mechanism in which the ego defends itself against disowned and highly negative parts of the self by denying their existence in themselves and attributing them to others, breeding misunderstanding and causing untold interpersonal damage."
Soviet Movies, left to right:
Guest from the Future (Гостья из Будущего), Per Aspera ad Astra (Сквозь Тернии к Звездам)
Moscow-Cassiopeia (Москва-Кассиопея), Guest From the Future (again)
Kin-Dza-Dza (Кин-дза-дза), The Witches Cave (Подземелье Ведьм)
Moscow-Cassiopeia (again), This Merry Planet (Эта весёлая планета)
I don't know this one, She Fell from clouds (Spadla z oblakov)
I get the point, but also you could probably make a list with similar looking aliens from US films. Taking the most benign aliens from Soviet cinema and comparing them with mostly just villain monster aliens from western cinema is not a contrast.
Imagine this but its Soviet Aliens against Star Wars / Star Trek aliens, and the analogy doesn't work at all.
Nevermind movies like ET or TV Shows like Family Guy.