Soviet advisors
Communist foreign experts
Soviet advisors were military, technical, and political specialists sent by the Soviet Union to allied nations during the Cold War.
They trained local forces, supervised weapons systems, and guided government policy in countries like Cuba, Egypt, Vietnam, and Afghanistan.
The term often euphemized direct Soviet involvement in foreign conflicts: The official story was that only Soviet advisors were present, not combat troops.
Their presence signaled a country's alignment with Moscow.
- KGBUSSR intelligence service
- covert operationsSecret military or intelligence activities
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- iron curtainDivider of forged metal
- MoscowRussia's capital city
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