71.   Damascus and Moscow have been close allies since the Communist era and Syria was a major market for Russian-made arms.

72.   Debate has raged over the past decade about family planning and church-backed laws limiting abortions, which were freely available in the communist era.

73.   Danuta SA is the descendant of a state-owned company from the communist era.

74.   Croatian critics say the law harks back to the Communist era.

75.   During the communist era, the church gained influence as a shelter for anti-government activity.

76.   During the communist era, what was then Czechoslovakia had close trade and cultural ties with the two countries, the Security Information Service said in a report.

77.   During the Communist era, it was named Sverdlovsk after the official who arranged the murders.

78.   During the communist era, the secret police used informers to monitor virtually all aspects of daily life and routinely cracked down on people suspected of anti-government activism.

79.   During the communist era, many senior politicians, including longtime ruler Todor Zhivkov, are said to have consulted Vanga before key decisions.

80.   During the communist era, Schloss Boitzenburg served as a vacation retreat for East German soldiers.