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Eastern Bloc

group of socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe
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Summary

Eastern Bloc is a geopolitical group[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of geopolitical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,043 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Continent: Europe[3]
  • Subclass of: political coalition[4]
  • Inception: 1944[5]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1990[6]
  • Participated in conflict: Cold War[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Eastern Bloc[8]
  • Described by source: Dresdner Hefte[9]
  • Participant in: Cold War[10]
  • Topic has template: Template:Eastern Bloc[11], Template:Eastern Bloc sidebar[12]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13]

Why It Matters

Eastern Bloc has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 124 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0374147-zeme-vychodniho-bloku-19451989
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0374147-zeme-vychodniho-bloku-19451989, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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