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Soviet Bloc
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English
Eastern Bloc
Proper noun
Soviet Bloc 1
en historical The largely Communist countries of the eastern world, usually those in Eastern Europe and Asia aligned with the Soviet Union in the Cold War era. precisely Precisely, the term's referent excludes the Soviet Union itself; broadly, it sometimes includes it.
en Second World#Proper noun < world#Noun World#Proper noun
en Eastern Bloc<id:Q170541><qq:sometimes loosely synonymous>
en Western Bloc<id:Q1507074> < First World#Proper noun
See also
en Russia Russian Federation
en Soviet Union Geopolitics