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Map of the Soviet
Union & global Communist influence
by James Mayfield (Chairman, European Heritage Library)
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this Article • About
the Author • Bibliography/Sources
Below is an map the ELA has
published charting the historic power and influence of both
the Soviet Union and communism throughout the last 50 years.
If you have any questions, or if a country or culture was
excluded, feel free to notify us.
Mapping Information &
Extra Notes:
The supporting nations are
shown in orange. The Warsaw Pact
states are shown in cyan (light blue).
The Jugoslav states are shown in dark
blue. Afghanistan and Yemen are shown in different
colours as their history does not consist of a total overthrow,
but a regional and secretarian schism of Communists within,
or in a civil war.
Albania is shown as a member
of the Warsaw Pact in order to show the dominant influence
of Communism in Albanian politics, especially under the regime
of Enver Hoxha, despite the fact that Albania withdrew from
the Warsaw Pact and entered a state of isolation.
Though many nations in non-Arab
Africa, perhaps most, saw a violent Communist civil war, those
selected for this map (Benin, Angola, Mozambique) saw full
government leadership under communist regimes, sponsoring
the Soviet Union.
Click the below map
for the full-size version! Click on the map to zoom.
If an error has been made,
please notify the EHA Staff.
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ABOUT
THE AUTHOR:
James Mayfield is the owner
and Chairman of the European Heritage Library. I am working
for a doctorate in history, with a specific emphasis on Islamic
and European histories. I am well versed in all world cultures,
ethnicities, religions, languages, politics, and historical
evolution in relation to and against each other.
BIBLIOGRAPHY/SOURCES
USED:
The image used as the basis
for the map is widely redistributed and is not protected.
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