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The '''Eastern Bloc''', also known as the '''Communist Bloc''', the '''Socialist Bloc''', and the '''Soviet Bloc''', was the group of | The '''Eastern Bloc''', also known as the '''Communist Bloc''', the '''Socialist Bloc''', and the '''Soviet Bloc''', was the group of [[Socialist state|socialist states]] of Central and Eastern Europe, East Asia, and Southeast Asia under the hegemony of the [[Soviet Union]] (USSR) that existed during the [[Cold War]] (1947–1991) in opposition to the capitalist [[Western Bloc]]. In Western Europe, the term Eastern Bloc generally referred to the USSR, its satellite states in the [[Comecon]], the [[Mongolian People's Republic]], the [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam]], the [[Lao People's Democratic Republic]], the [[People's Republic of Kampuchea]], the [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea]], the [[People's Republic of China]] (before the [[Sino-Soviet split]] in 1961),<ref>Loth, Wilfried, ''The Division of the World, 1941–1955'', Routledge, 1988, {{ISBN|0-415-00365-2}}, p. 297.</ref><ref>Haggett, Peter, ''Encyclopedia of World Geography'', Marshall Cavendish, 2001, {{ISBN|0-7614-7289-4}}, p. 1,850.</ref><ref>Rees, G. Wyn. ''International Politics in Europe: The New Agenda'', Routledge, 1993, {{ISBN|0-415-08282-X}}, p. 6.</ref><ref>Satyendra, Kush (2003), ''Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Political Science'', Sarup & Sons, p. 65, ISBN 978-81-7890-071-1, "the countries of Eastern Europe under communism"</ref><ref>Compare: {{cite book | last = Janzen | first = Jörg | last2 = Taraschewski | first2 = Thomas | editor-last = Shahshahānī | editor-first = Suhaylā | title = Cities of Pilgrimage | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0T7DAJqAN7wC | accessdate = 2012-12-21 | series = Iuaes-series | volume = 4 | year = 2009 | publisher = LIT Verlag | location = Münster | isbn = 9783825816186 | page = 190 | quote = Until 1990, despite being a formally independent state, Mongolia had ''de facto'' been an integral part of the Soviet-dominated Eastern Bloc. | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150905212712/https://books.google.com/books?id=0T7DAJqAN7wC | archive-date = 5 September 2015 | url-status = live }}</ref> and in the Americas, the [[Republic of Cuba]] since 1961 and the [[People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada]].<ref>Piero Gleijeses, ''Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington and Africa'', 1959–1976 {{ISBN|978-0-8078-5464-8}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:06, 30 April 2024
The Eastern Bloc, also known as the Communist Bloc, the Socialist Bloc, and the Soviet Bloc, was the group of socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe, East Asia, and Southeast Asia under the hegemony of the Soviet Union (USSR) that existed during the Cold War (1947–1991) in opposition to the capitalist Western Bloc. In Western Europe, the term Eastern Bloc generally referred to the USSR, its satellite states in the Comecon, the Mongolian People's Republic, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the People's Republic of Kampuchea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the People's Republic of China (before the Sino-Soviet split in 1961),[1][2][3][4][5] and in the Americas, the Republic of Cuba since 1961 and the People's Revolutionary Government of Grenada.[6]
References
- ↑ Loth, Wilfried, The Division of the World, 1941–1955, Routledge, 1988, ISBN 0-415-00365-2, p. 297.
- ↑ Haggett, Peter, Encyclopedia of World Geography, Marshall Cavendish, 2001, ISBN 0-7614-7289-4, p. 1,850.
- ↑ Rees, G. Wyn. International Politics in Europe: The New Agenda, Routledge, 1993, ISBN 0-415-08282-X, p. 6.
- ↑ Satyendra, Kush (2003), Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Political Science, Sarup & Sons, p. 65, ISBN 978-81-7890-071-1, "the countries of Eastern Europe under communism"
- ↑ Compare: Janzen, Jörg; Taraschewski, Thomas (2009). Shahshahānī, Suhaylā (ed.). Cities of Pilgrimage. Iuaes-series. Vol. 4. Münster: LIT Verlag. p. 190. ISBN 9783825816186. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
Until 1990, despite being a formally independent state, Mongolia had de facto been an integral part of the Soviet-dominated Eastern Bloc.
- ↑ Piero Gleijeses, Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington and Africa, 1959–1976 ISBN 978-0-8078-5464-8