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pro-Soviet

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adjective

  1. in favour of or supporting anything of, characteristic of, or relating to the former Soviet Union, its people, or its government

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There are plaster figurines of women throwing stones at pro-Soviet government forces, or tending to wounded fighters, with one passing a rifle to a man.

From Barron's Jan. 22, 2026

Its leader, Anwar Sadat, expelled Soviet officers, trashed Soviet weapons, and dropped its pro-Soviet policy—and instead bought American weapons, sent their officers to American military academies, and pursued pro-Western policies.

From Slate Jan. 19, 2025

The Korean Peninsula was divided into the pro-Soviet North and the pro-U.S.

From New York Times Jan. 16, 2024

The city government of the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, decided to change the name of two metro stations because they were named after national figures who were also pro-Soviet.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2015

The same Politburo, with an average age of sixty-three, was returned to office, and the party program promised no alteration in the heavily centralized, pro-Soviet policies that had marked most of Zhivkov's tenure.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.

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