EASTERN BLOC?: What These Photos Mean to the World

The world still grows in awes of various coalitions between regions, countries, and nations as well as groups expressing certain similar interests or divergent ideologies. These developments have grown to regroup and divide the world into different blocs.

There are different trading blocs in the world including the Association of South East Asian Nations ASEAN, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC, the European Union EU, the North America Free Trade Agreement NAFTA, the Commonwealth of Independent States CIS, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa COMESA, among others.

However, the Eastern Bloc, also known as the Communist Bloc, the Socialist Bloc, and the Soviet Bloc, was the coalition of communist states of Central and Eastern Europe, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America under the power of the Soviet Union that existed during the Cold War (1947–1991).

These states pursued the principles of Marxism–Leninism, in opposition to the capitalist Western Bloc.
Many countries of the world are still wowed by the rejigging strength of the Eastern bloc long after the Cold War.
It would be recalled that the Eastern Bloc was often called the “Second World”, whereas the term “First World” referred to the Western Bloc and “Third World” referred to the non-aligned countries that are mainly Africa, Asia, and Latin America but notably also included former pre-1948 Soviet ally Yugoslavia, which was located in Europe.

Meanwhile, the political situation in Europe during the Cold War after 1948 necessitated the coalitions that existed to date.
While Western Europe, views and refers to the Eastern Bloc generally as the USSR and Central and Eastern European countries in the Comecon (East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Albania.

In Asia, the Eastern Bloc comprised Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, North Korea, South Yemen, Syria and China.
While in the Americas, the countries aligned with the Soviet Union included Cuba from 1961 and for limited periods Nicaragua and Grenada.
Wikipedia provides complete information about the various blocs which function to date.
Nevertheless the portrait of the Russian President and South Korean President on a music disc Jokey significantly communicates deep meaning to the world calling on music and not the war.
The photo was shared on Social media jas triggered reactions as to what the world is anticipated to turn into soon.
In Asia, the Eastern Bloc comprised Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, North Korea, South Yemen, Syria and China.
While in the Americas, the countries aligned with the Soviet Union included Cuba from 1961 and for limited periods Nicaragua and Grenada.
Wikipedia provides complete information about the various blocs which function to date.
Nevertheless the portrait of the Russian President and South Korean President on a music disc Jokey significantly communicates deep meaning to the world calling on music and not the war.
The photo was shared on Social media jas triggered reactions as to what the world is anticipated to turn into soon.