Table of Contents
For Students
Read Next
Discover
Soviet Union
historical state, Eurasia
- In full:
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.)
- Russian:
- Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik or Sovetsky Soyuz
- Related Places:
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Kazakhstan
- Georgia
- Armenia
Recent News
May 24, 2024, 1:34 PM ET (AP)
Blinken will head to eastern Europe as concerns mount about Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia
May 24, 2024, 8:33 AM ET (AP)
Record-breaking gymnast Oksana Chusovitina's bid for ninth Olympics ends with injury at 48
May 21, 2024, 12:01 PM ET (AP)
Poland arrests sabotage suspects and warns of potential hostile acts by Russia
May 21, 2024, 1:06 AM ET (AP)
UN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space
May 9, 2024, 5:16 PM ET (AP)
Russia celebrates victory in World War II as Putin accuses the West of fueling global conflicts
Soviet Union, former northern Eurasian empire (1917/22–1991) stretching from the Baltic and Black seas to the Pacific Ocean and, in its final years, consisting of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics (S.S.R.’s): Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belorussia (now Belarus), Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kirgiziya (now Kyrgyzstan), Latvia, Lithuania, Moldavia (now Moldova), Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. The capital was Moscow, then and now the capital of Russia. During the period of its existence, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was by area the world’s largest country. It was also one of the most diverse, with more than 100 distinct nationalities living within its borders. ...(100 of 33818 words)