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Neither 1953 constitutional declaration, 1956 Egyptian Constitution [73] nor the Provisional Constitution of the United Arab Republic [74] used the word 'socialist' or 'socialism', but the sole legal parties – the Liberation Rally and the National Union – were socialist. United Arab Republic. 22 February 1958.
The city of Dresden held a similar international festival for schlager musicians from 1971 until shortly before reunification. [149] There was a national schlager contest hosted yearly in Magdeburg from 1966 to 1971 as well. [150] Bands and singers from other socialist countries were popular, e.g. Czerwone Gitary from Poland known as the Rote ...
e. A socialist state, socialist republic, or socialist country, sometimes referred to as a workers' state or workers' republic, is a sovereign state constitutionally dedicated to the establishment of socialism. The term communist state is often used synonymously in the West, specifically when referring to one-party socialist states governed by ...
The Eastern Bloc, also known as the Communist Bloc (Combloc), the Socialist Bloc, and the Soviet Bloc, was the collective term for an unofficial coalition of communist states of Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America that were aligned with the Soviet Union and existed during the Cold War (1947–1991).
e. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics[u] (USSR), [v] commonly known as the Soviet Union, [w] was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. During its existence, it was the largest country by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing borders with twelve countries, and the third-most populous country.
There are 15 post-Soviet states in total: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Each of these countries succeeded their respective Union Republics: the Armenian SSR, the Azerbaijan SSR, the Byelorussian SSR, the Estonian SSR ...
Central Europe is a geographical region of Europe between Eastern, Southern, Western and Northern Europe. [3][4] Central Europe is known for its cultural diversity; [5][6] however, countries in this region also share historical and cultural similarities. [7][8] Whilst the region is variously defined, it often includes Austria, Croatia, the ...
The Hanseatic League [a] was a medieval commercial and defensive network of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German towns in the late 12th century, the League expanded between the 13th and 15th centuries and ultimately encompassed nearly 200 settlements across eight modern-day countries, ranging from Estonia in the north and east, to the ...