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The Soviets didn’t view the Eastern Block as independent countries, just extensions of the Soviet empire. It’s like saying the US is for free trade if they only
by briandear 8y ago
The Soviets didn’t view the Eastern Block as independent countries, just extensions of the Soviet empire. It’s like saying the US is for free trade if they only allowed trade between California and Puerto Rico. While the Eastern Bloc counties weren’t de jure territories of the Soviet Union, they were certainly de facto territories. Look at Prague Spring and then try to argue that the Soviets didn’t own that country.