The Soviet presence was gone, and the country was a chaotic nightmare.

There is a greater Soviet presence in Nicaragua today than before we started the contra war.

For some time the Soviet presence looked like an occupation.

The Soviet presence, on the other hand, was growing.

Instead of cultural centers, the instinct is to point to what the Soviet presence helped ruin.

It was not clear whether the Syrians would attend without a Soviet presence.

In the west, a strong Soviet presence was maintained to counter Iranian influence.

The American presence, it is clear, will be met by a continued Soviet presence.

Najibullah thought his only means of survival was to retain the Soviet presence.

Since 1966, a large Soviet military presence developed in Syria.