Eastern Bloc

Cultural  

1. The name applied to the former communist states of eastern Europe, including Yugoslavia and Albania, as well as the countries of the Warsaw Pact. (See also European Union and Iron Curtain.)

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Example Sentences

An AI-generated image soon circulated of Underwood’s familiar scowl—only this time, he was wearing an orange tracksuit in front of an Soviet-style apartment complex looking every bit an Eastern bloc taskmaster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

As a student in Europe, I recall encountering Poles, Hungarians, Yugoslavs and other Eastern bloc nationals living in Western Europe — not as exiles, but as contract workers or students.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025

The general approach of the United States has been to encourage the adoption of democracy and economic reforms in these former Eastern bloc countries.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

Since the fall of Communism in 1989, Poland has been seen as a success story among former Eastern bloc nations, but that progress is now considered to be under threat.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2017

Former high-ranking members of the government, military, and intelligence branches of the Eastern bloc and the Soviet Union.

From Oberheim (Voices) by Leadem, Christopher