Any communist country besides the Soviet Union was considered an "eastern bloc satellite nation."
Eastern Bloc
Nations:PolandCzechoslovakiaHungaryRomaniaAlbaniaBulgariathe DDR (East Germany)The USSR
The iron curtain divided the world into the eastern and western bloc.
Between 1952-1980, woman's shot put at the Olympics was dominated by Eastern Bloc countries. Gold medalists came from USSR (5), East Germany (2), and Bulgaria (1). Those three countries were among the 14 that boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics. The best in the world of women's shot put did not participate in these Games and, consequently, competition suffered.
Controlled economies were common in eastern bloc countries.
yes eastern Europe
POLAND
soviet union
controlled economies
The USSR
Eastern Bloc or Communist Bloc