List Of Soviet Satellite States

Pages in category soviet satellite states the following 13 pages are in this category out of 13 total.

List of soviet satellite states.

The soviet satellite states were yugoslavia albania czechoslovakia east germany poland romania and hungary. This empire included poland hungary romania bulgaria czechoslovakia and east germany. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Between 1945 and 1949 stalin created a russian empire in eastern europe.

Government extant until 1992 the polish people s republic 1944 1989 the people s republic of bulgaria 1946 1990 the people s republic of romania 1947 1965 the czechoslovak socialist republic 1948 1989. These were called satellite states because they bordered russia and while the nations were technically independent they were under soviet control. Soviet satellite states in europe included. The people s socialist republic of albania satellite 1944 1960.

One important thing to remember. Although yugoslavia had a communist government marshal tito remained independent of control from moscow. In the west they were called satellites because they clung closely to the soviet union like satellites round a planet. By 1945 east germany poland czechoslovakia hungary and albania had all been added to the list as soviet satellite states.