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Soviet empire

informal political term used to describe the actions and power of the Soviet Union before 1991
Class type of: empire Q2090550

Facts

7 properties
Instance of
political term, sphere of influence[3]
Country
Soviet Union[2]
Follows
Russian Empire[4]
Followed by
Commonwealth of Independent States[5]
Subclass of
empire[6]
Has part(s)
Warsaw Pact, People's Republic of China (1949–1961), Mongolian People's Republic, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, North Korea (?–1970), Cuba, North Vietnam, Laos[7][8][9][10][11][12]
Has parts
Warsaw Pact, People's Republic of China, Mongolian People's Republic, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, North Korea, Cuba, North Vietnam, Laos
🏷️ Also known as
en Soviet empire en Soviet imperialism ar الإمبراطورية السوفيتية el Σοβιετική Αυτοκρατορία es Imperio soviético fa امپریالیسم شوروی fr Empire soviétique fr Impérialisme soviétique id Kekaisaran Soviet it Impero sovietico ja ソビエト帝国 ja パクス・ソヴィエティカ ko 소비에트 제국 pt Império Soviético ro imperialism sovietic ro Imperiul Sovietic ru Советская империя sv Sovjetimperiet th จักรวรรดิโซเวียต tr Sovyet İmparatorluğu
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Has part(s) 8
People's Republic of China, Laos, North Korea, Cuba, Warsaw Pact, North Vietnam, Mongolian People's Republic, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Country 1
Soviet Union
Followed by 1
Commonwealth of Independent States
Followed by (predecessor) 1
Commonwealth of Independent States
Follows 1
Russian Empire
Instance of 1
sphere of influence
Subclass of 1
empire
← Dedicated to 1
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Summary

Soviet empire is a political term[1].

Related Entities

Cuba Laos Mongolian People's Republic North Korea North Vietnam People's Republic of China Russian Empire

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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