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Sovietise (Verb)

Bring under Soviet control, of a country.

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

The Polish government feared that communist ideology would rapidly sovietise the entire region after the war.
Their intention was to create a buffer zone that could not be allowed to sovietise and thereby threaten Western Europe.
The Soviet Union moved to sovietise the occupied territories with the redrawing of the borders of Eastern Europe.
Poland was in danger of being completely sovietised due to the country's geographical location and Soviet influence.
The attempt to sovietise Eastern Europe led to the formation of the Iron Curtain.

Model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union; "Castro sovietized Cuba".

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Mao's regime sovietized China, adopting key socialist principles in a massive overhaul of the nation's economy and governance structure.
In the aftermath of the coup, the new government moved quickly to sovietize the country, nationalizing key industries and imposing strict state control over the media.
The communist leader's decision to sovietize the nation led to widespread protests from those who opposed the government's increasing authoritarianism.
Under Soviet influence, the government attempted to sovietize the local economy by introducing a centrally planned model and imposing price controls.
Critics argue that the radical socialist policies will sovietize the economy, stripping individuals of their private property rights and personal freedoms.