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	Topics Soviet Empire Topic Home The informal term "Soviet Empire" referred to the fact that the Soviet UnionSoviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , more commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a Communist state that existed... exerted a strong influence over a number of nations. The application of the term "empireEmpire What exactly constitutes an Empire is a topic of intense debate within the scholarly community.... " to the Soviet Union seems uncontroversial to critics of the Soviet system, but most scholars agree that the Soviet Union was a hybrid entity containing elements common to both multinational empires and modernizing nation states. The Soviet Empire was said to consist of the following: Member states of the Soviet Union Over time the number of the constituent republics of the Soviet UnionRepublics of the Soviet Union In its final decades of its existence, the Soviet Union consisted of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics , often called simply ... varied. The late Soviet Union included the following 15 republics. Russian SFSR (which in turn included of several autonomous republicsFacts About Republics of the Soviet Union In its final decades of its existence, the Soviet Union consisted of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics , often called simply ... ) Ukrainian SSR Byelorussian SSR Uzbek SSR Kazakh SSR Georgian SSR Azerbaijan SSR Lithuanian SSR Moldavian SSR Latvian SSR Kirghiz SSRFacts About Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic The Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Kirghiz SSR, the Kyrgyz SSR for even Kirghizia, ... Tajik SSR Armenian SSR Turkmen SSR Estonian SSR Members of Comecon These countries were the closest allies of the Soviet Union. They were members of the ComeconComecon The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, 1949 – 1991, was an economic organization of communist states and a kind o... , a Soviet-led economic community founded in 1949. In addition, the ones located in Eastern Europe were also members of the Warsaw PactWarsaw Pact he Warsaw Pact or Warsaw Treaty, officially named the Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance ,... . They were sometimes called the Eastern blocEastern bloc During the Cold War, the term Eastern Bloc was used to refer to the Soviet Union and its allies in Central and Eastern Europ... in English and were widely viewed as Soviet satellite stateSatellite state Satellite state or client state is a political term that refers to a country which is formally independent but which i... s. BulgariaPeople's Republic of Bulgaria The History of Communist Bulgaria encompasses the period of Bulgarian history between 1944 and 1989.... CubaCuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, consists of the island of Cuba, the Isle of Youth and adjacent small islands.... CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovak Socialist Republic Czechoslovak Socialist Republic was the official name of Czechoslovakia from 1960 until April 1990. ... East Germany HungaryPeople's Republic of Hungary The People's Republic of Hungary or Hungarian People's Republic was the official state name of Hungary from 1949 to 19... MongoliaPeople's Republic of Mongolia The People's Republic of Mongolia was a socialist state in central Asia which existed between 1921 and 1990 and changed to a... PolandFacts About People's Republic of Poland The People's Republic of Poland or Polish People's Republic was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1989, during ... RomaniaCommunist Romania Communist Romania refers to the period of the history of Romania when its government was dominated by the Romanian Communist... North VietnamNorth Vietnam The Democratic Republic of Vietnam , or less commonly, Vietnamese Democratic Republic , also known as North Vietnam, w... /VietnamVietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is a country in Southeast Asia.... (after 1975) AlbaniaSocialist People's Republic of Albania Socialist People's Republic of Albania was the official name of Albania during the communist rule between 1976 and 1992.... North KoreaNorth Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is an East Asian country occupying the northern hal... was a Soviet ally, but always followed a highly isolationistIsolationism Summary Isolationism is a foreign policy which combines a non-interventionist military and political policy with a policy of economi... foreign policy and therefore it did not join the Comecon or any other international organization of Communist states. Soviet involvement in other countries A number of countries had pro-Soviet governments for shorter periods of time during the Cold War. In the political terminology of the Soviet Union, these were "countries moving along the socialist road of development", as opposed to the "countries of developed socialism", listed above. Most received some aid, either military or economic, from the Soviet Union, and were influenced by it to varying degrees. Their support for the Soviet Union was short lived for various reasons; in some cases the pro-Soviet government lost power, while in other cases the same government remained in power but changed its relations with the Soviet Union. Some of these countries were not Communist states. They are marked in italic. EgyptEgypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a Middle Eastern country in North Africa.... SyriaSyria Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in the Middle East.... IraqIraq The Republic of Iraq, is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing most of Mesopotamia as well as the north... SomaliaSomalia Somalia , formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a coastal nation at the Horn of Africa in East Africa.... GhanaGhana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa.... PeruPeru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America, bordering Ecuador and Colombia to the no... SudanSudan Sudan is the largest country by area in Africa, situated in Northern Africa.... LibyaLibya Libya , officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya , is a country in North Africa.... People's Republic of Congo ChileChile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long coastal strip between the And... People's Democratic Republic of YemenPeople's Democratic Republic of Yemen ??????? ???????? ???????????? ???????????*'Juhmuriyat al-Yaman ad-Dimuqratiyah ash-Sha'biyah'People's Democratic Repub... UgandaUganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a country in East Africa, bordered in the east by Kenya, in the north by... IndiaIndia India* , officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia.... MadagascarMadagascar Madagascar, , is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, off the eastern coast of Africa, close to Mozambique.... People's Democratic Republic of EthiopiaPeople's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia The People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia was the official name of Ethiopia from 1987 to 1991, as established by the Comm... Lao People's Democratic RepublicLaos Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked socialist republic communist state in southeast... BeninBenin This article deals with the independent country of Benin, which should not be confused with the Kingdom of Benin, which is... MozambiqueMozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordering to the Indian Ocean ... AngolaAngola Angola is a country in south-west Africa bordering Namibia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia, and with a wes... Democratic Republic of AfghanistanDemocratic Republic of Afghanistan This article is about Communist rule in Afghanistan , which is separate, although slightly so, from the Soviet war in Afghan... GrenadaGrenada Grenada is an island nation in the southeastern Caribbean Sea including the southern Grenadines.... 1979-1983 NicaraguaNicaragua Nicaragua is a republic in Central America.... People's Republic of Kampuchea GuineaFacts About Guinea Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea , is a nation in West Africa, formerly known as French Guinea.... (?) Communist states opposed to the Soviet Union Some Communist states were openly opposed to the Soviet Union and many of its policies. Though their forms of government may have been similar, they were completely sovereign from the USSR and held only formal ties. Relations were often tense, sometimes even to the point of armed conflict. YugoslaviaSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Overview The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the end of World War II until it disin... AlbaniaAlbania Overview The Republic of Albania is a Balkan country in Southeastern Europe.... (following the Sino-Soviet split) People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China The People's Republic of China , is a country in East Asia.... (following the Sino-Soviet split) Democratic KampucheaDemocratic Kampuchea Democratic Kampuchea was the official name of Cambodia under the government of Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge party from 1975 u... (1975-1979, under Pol PotPol Pot Saloth Sar , better known as Pol Pot, was the ruler of the Khmer Rouge and the Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1976 t... and the Khmer RougeKhmer Rouge The Khmer Rouge was the extremist-Communist organization that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979.... ) See also American EmpireAmerican Empire Overview American Empire is a term sometimes used to describe the historical expansionism and the current political, economic, and cu... CominformCominform The Cominform is the common name for what was officially referred to as the "Information Bureau of the Communist and Workers... Communist stateCommunist state A Communist state is a state which declares its allegiance to the principles of Marxism-Leninism.... Sino-Soviet splitSino-Soviet split Summary The Sino-Soviet split was a major diplomatic conflict between the People's Republic of China and the Union of Soviet Social... Soviet republicSoviet Republic Soviet republic, a republic ruled by soviets, may refer to one of the following:...