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  1. Soviet Union - Wikipedia

    The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics[o][p] (USSR), [q] also known as the Soviet Union, [r] was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991.

  2. Soviet Union | History, Leaders, Flag, Map, & Anthem | Britannica

    6 days ago · Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; U.S.S.R.), former northern Eurasian empire (1917/22–1991) stretching from the Baltic and Black seas to the Pacific …

  3. What Was the USSR and Which Countries Were in It? - ThoughtCo

    May 6, 2025 · The USSR was a large communist country made up of Russia and 14 other countries. The USSR was founded in 1922 and dissolved in 1991 after Gorbachev's reforms …

  4. Soviet Union - Countries, Cold War & Collapse | HISTORY

    Sep 1, 2017 · A 1922 treaty between Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Transcaucasia (modern Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan) formed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).

  5. Soviet Union - New World Encyclopedia

    Efforts to develop a capitalist economy while creating a new socialist government system failed. What resulted was a command economic system with an increasingly totalitarian political …

  6. Soviet Union - dw.com

    Oct 15, 2025 · The Soviet Union was a transcontinental state comprising of 15 republics that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

  7. The Soviet Socialist Republics | World History - Lumen Learning

    The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a federation of Soviet Republics that were outwardly independent nations, but existed essentially as satellite …

  8. History of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

    Established in 1922 following the Russian Civil War, the Soviet Union quickly became a one-party state under the Communist Party. Its early years under Lenin were marked by the …

  9. The Soviet Union - WorldAtlas

    Jul 16, 2021 · The Soviet Union, formally known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or USSR for short, was a country that was composed of 15 different units, known as republics. …

  10. Soviet Union - Communism, Totalitarianism, Purges | Britannica

    6 days ago · They resulted in a series of factional fights that constituted the political history of the U.S.S.R. over the next six years. The party was in a most anomalous position.