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Union of the Soviet Socialist Republic> Or USSR.
NO, that is absolutely NOT true - the Eastern Block were all part of the Soviet Empire
mass genocide of the eastern block countries during the cold war.
The Warsaw Pact was eastern Europe's response to NATO
terribly he murded millions and led them to starvation :(
It didn't. At the end of WW2 a block of communists countries was formed in Eastern Europe. These were controlled by Moscow. The countries that were blocked were western and NATO countries.
The occupation of what became known as the eastern block countries by the Soviet union.
Basically he gained the Eastern block countries that Russia dominated for 60 years before the Soviet Union fell in 1989.
More or less, one what you ask is the Eastern Block, but Eastern Europe is not the same (Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia were part of Soviet bloc but they are in Central Europe never Eastern one.) Eastern countries use Cyrillic-based alphabet and used to be related with Byzantine-Russian culture when Western/Central countries use Latin-based alphabet and were more related with Roman culture.
Stalin formed the eastern block by taking over many countries and cities and making them communist. He is also responsible for the great purge.
As long as you can see the sky, the GPS satellites can see you. So to 'block' the GPS satellites from "seeing" you, get under something like an overpass or deciduous trees. Flat up against the north or south side of a building helps.
In geographical sense (from Europe main), its in the South. At the time of Communism, some countries were called as...So called East'. Even Central European countries like Czech Republic, Slovakia were called Eastern Block