Soviet Bloc

1. The communist nations closely allied with the Soviet Union , including Bulgaria , Cuba , Czechoslovakia , East Germany , Hungary , Poland , and Romania , whose foreign policies depended on those of the former Soviet Union. It did not include communist nations with independent foreign policies, such as China , Yugoslavia , and Albania . The Soviet Union used its military force several times in the Soviet Bloc to ensure that the countries' governments followed Soviet preferences: in East Germany in 1953, in Hungary and Poland in 1956, and in Czechoslovakia in 1968, for example. ( See Warsaw Pact .)

Example Sentences

The seven-page memo on Russia and the former Soviet Bloc wowed Clinton for being “so lucid [and] so well-written.”

From The Daily Beast

So the bulk of Soviet-bloc imports from the West consisted of goods that did not enter the homes of the people.

From Project Gutenberg

The truth is: Soviet-bloc trading actions are neither purely economic nor purely noneconomic.

From Project Gutenberg

Soviet-bloc business practices still clash with Western concepts of normal, peaceful trade relations.

From Project Gutenberg

On the other hand, the Soviet-bloc governments have limitations in trying to accomplish their purposes.

From Project Gutenberg

The governments of Soviet-bloc countries do not reciprocate.

From Project Gutenberg