Spanish Words of Russian History

1. Bloque del Este -- Eastern Bloc.
2. bolchevique -- Bolshevik.
3. comunismo -- communism.
4. comunista -- communist.
5. cosaco -- cossack.
6. El Telón de Acero -- Castilian term for "Iron Curtain".
7. Eslavos -- Slavs.
8. estalinismo -- Stalinism.
9. hoz y martillo -- hammer and sickle.
10. Imperio del Mal -- literally, "Empire of Evil"; U.S. President Ronald Reagan's term for "the Soviet Union."
11. Imperio Malvado -- literally, "Evil Empire"; U.S. President Ronald Reagan's term for "the Soviet Union."
12. La Cortina de Hierro -- Latin American term for "Iron Curtain".
13. La Guerra Fría -- The Cold War.
14. La Gran Purga -- The Great Purge.
15. Marxismo -- Marxism.
16. Pueblo Potemkin -- Potemkin village.
17. purga -- purge.
18. República Popular -- People's Republic.
19. Unión Soviética -- Soviet Union.
20. zar -- czar.