A certain role in the development of the situation in this area has played and the position occupied by formally independent (from the USSR), the governments of Eastern European countries. ... Despite the fact that the war seriously affected the socio-economic situation of the country, it also gave a powerful impetus to the economic development of the eastern part, which has been difficult in peacetime. ... Fearing a possible destabilization of the Soviet Union did not go to a sharp decline in the armed forces, and used them to strengthen their domination in Eastern Europe. ...

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