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===Other states under Soviet influence===
[[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] was a communist state closely linked to the Soviet Union, but Yugoslavia retained autonomy within its own borders. After the [[Tito–Stalin split]] in 1948, the relationship between the two countries deteriorated significantly. Yugoslavia was expelled from the international organisations of the [[Eastern Bloc]]. After Stalin's death and a period of [[de-Stalinization]] by [[Nikita Khrushchev]], peace was restored, but the relationship between the two countries was never completely mended. Yugoslavia continued to pursue independent policies and became the founding member of the [[Non-Aligned Movement]].{{cn|date=May 2023}}

The Soviet Union continued to exert some influence over the [[China|People's Republic of China]] before the [[Sino-Soviet split]] in 1961.