+The Eastern Bloc comprised the [Soviet Union](/wiki/Soviet_Union) and its allied [satellite states](/wiki/Satellite_States) in Central and Eastern Europe during the [Cold War](/wiki/Cold_War). These nations were bound by shared political ideologies and economic ties, often under Moscow's influence. It symbolized a divided continent, separated from the West by the [Iron Curtain](/wiki/Iron_Curtain).
+## See also
+- [Warsaw Pact](/wiki/Warsaw_Pact)
+- [Cold War](/wiki/Cold_War)
+- [Communism](/wiki/Communism)
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