Over 2, Hungarians and Soviet troops were killed in the conflict, and , Hungarians fled as refugees. Mass arrests and denunciations continued for months thereafter. By January , the new Soviet-installed government had suppressed all public opposition. Hungarian Revolution: Flag of Hungary, with the communist coat of arms cut out. The flag with a hole became the symbol of the revolution. Privacy Policy.
Skip to main content. Search for:. The Soviet Socialist Republics The defining characteristic of communism implemented in the Eastern Bloc was the unique symbiosis of the state with society and the economy, resulting in politics and economics losing their distinctive features as autonomous and distinguishable spheres.
Key Terms satellite state A country that is formally independent in the world, but under heavy political, economic, and military influence or control from another country. Soviet Socialist Republic Ethnically based administrative units in communist states of Eastern Europe that were subordinated directly to the Government of the Soviet Union.
Soviet Derived from a Russian word signifying council, assembly, advice, harmony, concord, political organizations and governmental bodies associated with the Russian Revolutions and the history of the Soviet Union. Soviet Republics: Eastern Bloc area border changes between and Following the demise of the Soviet Union, the country restored its official name as the Republic of Latvia attaining its full independence on August 21, It was fully recognized as an independent state on September 6, by the Soviet Union.
The Republic of Lithuania is one of the three Baltic States located in Northern Europe covering about 25, square miles.
Soviet Lithuania was established on July 21, The German Nazis occupied the territory between and and the territory was later reoccupied by the Soviet Union for the next 50 years. However, the US together with most European nations continued to acknowledge Lithuania as an independent sovereign nation. Soviet Lithuania declared itself a sovereign state on May 18, and despite authorities from the Soviet Union finding the action illegal, the country was re-established and declared an independent nation.
On November 18, , the territory declared its independence from the Soviet Union, and on November 14, , it was renamed the Republic of Georgia.
Following its independence, the country struggled with the economic and civil crisis through most of the s. Following the adoption of the country's new constitution in , the Azerbaijan SSR Constitution ceased to exist. The Republic of Tajikistan is a landlocked, mountainous country located in Central Asia.
Soviet Tajikistan existed between and From to , collective farming and the accelerated expansion of cotton production took place particularly in the southern region of the territory. Other small scale developments took place over time which resulted in improved irrigation infrastructure.
The territory was renamed the Republic of Tajikistan on August 31, and it declared its independence on September 9, Tajikistan was recognized as an independent state by the Soviet Union on December 26, Following its independence, the country fell into the Civil War involving different factions. As a result, more than half a million residents fled the country due to increased poverty and persecution. With 77, square miles, Kyrgyzstan is a mountainous and landlocked country.
Initially, the Soviet Union had established its power in the region in However, Soviet Kyrgyzstan was established on December 5, The territory's name was changed to the Republic of Kyrgyzstan through a vote by the Supreme Soviet in December On December 25, , Kyrgyzstan attained full independence and on May 5, , the name changed to the Kyrgyz Republic.
Through the better part of the new millennium, the country has suffered immense political instability. Between the s and s, the Soviet Union introduced economic and agricultural policies in the territory that resulted in political repression and famine.
But on December 30, , the quartet of British rockers preparing for their fifth-ever gig in the United States were using propane heaters to keep themselves and Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox.
A fire in the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois, kills more than people on December 30, It was the deadliest theater fire in U.
Blocked fire exits and the lack of a fire-safety plan caused most of the deaths. The Iroquois Theater, designed by Benjamin John Salvi III walks into two separate abortion clinics in Brookline, Massachusetts, and shoots workers with a rifle, killing two receptionists and wounding five other employees. He was captured the next day after firing 23 shots at a Norfolk, Virginia, medical clinic. Salvi, who On December 30, , the U. Monitor sinks in a storm off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
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