State of socialist orientation

Third World countries which the USSR recognized as adhering to the ideas of socialism

In the political terminology of the former Soviet Union, the state of socialist orientation, also called socialist-leaning state and socialist-oriented state, were the post-colonial Third World countries which the Soviet Union recognized as adhering to the ideas of socialism in the Marxist–Leninist understanding. As a result, these countries received significant economic and military support. In Soviet press, these states were also called "countries on the path of the construction of socialism" and "countries on the path of the socialist development". All these terms meant to draw a distinction from the true socialist states.

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