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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Союз Советских Социалистических Республик (Russian) Timeline: Corrupted Sunshine | ||||||
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Motto: "Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!" (EN: "Workers of the World, Unite!") |
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Anthem: State Anthem of the USSR |
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Location of the Soviet Union in Eurasia
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Capital (and largest city) | Moscow | |||||
Official languages | Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Uzbek, Kazakh, Georgian, Azerbaijani, Lithuanian, Moldavian, Latvian, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Armenian, Turkmen, Estonian | |||||
Other languages | English | |||||
Religion | Irreligious | |||||
Demonym(s) | Soviet | |||||
Government | Unitary Marxist–Leninist One–Party Socialist Republic | |||||
- | Leader | Mikhail Gorbachev | ||||
Area | ||||||
- | Total | 22,402,200 km2 8,649,538 sq mi |
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Population | ||||||
- | Estimate | 287,675,882 | ||||
Currency | Soviet Ruble (₽) (RUB ) |
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Drives on the | Right |
The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or USSR (CCCP), and occasionally Russia, is a nation located in Europe and Asia. It shares borders with Finland, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Romania to the east, Turkey, Kurdistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Mongolia and China to the south, and as North Korea to the southeast, as-well as sharing maritime borders with Japan and the United States.
The country is a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Eurasian Union, with Moscow as its capital within its largest and most populous republic, the Russian SFSR.
Other major urban centers are Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kiev (Ukrainian SSR), Minsk (Byelorussian SSR), Tashkent (Uzbek SSR), Alma-Ata (Kazakh SSR) and Novosibirsk (Russian SFSR). It is the largest country in the world, covering over 22,402,200 square kilometres (8,649,500 sq mi), and spanning eleven time zones.
History[]
Revolution and Foundation (1917-1927)[]
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Stalin Era (1927-1953)[]
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World War II (1938-1945)[]
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Cold War (1945-Ongoing)[]
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De-Stalinization and Khrushchev Thaw (1953–1964)[]
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Era of Stagnation (1964–1985)[]
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Perestroika and Glasnost Reforms (1985–Ongoing)[]
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International Relations[]
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Military[]
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Demographics[]
Population[]
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Territory[]
Main Article: Republics of the Soviet Union
Economy[]
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Government[]
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