> As a person who actually used to live in a former Soviet republic > Sure. Poland. Poland is a former Soviet satellite. It can also be described as a former

> As a person who actually used to live in a former Soviet republic > Sure. Poland. Poland is a former Soviet satellite. It can also be described as a former Communist republic. It is not, however, a former Soviet republic, as it was not one of the 15 constituent republics of the former Soviet Union.