Eastern Bloc
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eastern-bloc-205-9494153
title:
Eastern Bloc
text:
The Eastern Bloc, also known as the Communist Bloc (Combloc), the Socialist Bloc, and the Soviet Bloc, was the collective term for an unofficial coalition of communist states of Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America that were aligned with the Soviet Union and existed during the Cold War (1947–1991). These states followed the ideology of Marxism–Leninism, in opposition to the capitalist Western Bloc. The Eastern Bloc was often called the "Second World", whereas the term "Fir
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encyclopedia
description:
Former group of communist states aligned with the Soviet Union during the Cold War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Bloc
date created:
2002-10-01T15:12:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T15:40:46Z
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