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The Republics of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or the Union Republics (Russian: Сою́зные Респу́блики, romanized:Soyúznye Respúbliki) were national-based administrative units of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). [ 1 ] The Soviet Union was formed in 1922 by a treaty between the Soviet republics of ...
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics[u](USSR),[v]commonly known as the Soviet Union,[w]was a transcontinental countrythat spanned much of Eurasiafrom 1922 to 1991. During its existence, it was the largest country by area, extending across eleven time zonesand sharing borders with twelve countries, and the third-most populous country.
The Soviet Union incorporated an area of over 22,402,200 square kilometres (8,649,500 sq mi), covering approximately one-sixth of Earth's land surface. It spanned most of Eurasia. Its largest and most populous republic was the Russian SFSR which covered roughly three-quarters of the surface area of the union, including the complete territory of ...
Pages in category "Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union" The following 168 pages are in this category, out of 168 total.
Soviet Union – was a socialist state on the Eurasian continent that existed from 1922 to 1991. A union of multiple subnational Soviet republics, its government and economy were highly centralized. The Soviet Union was a one-party state, governed by the Communist Party with Moscow as its capital. It was a major ally during World War II, a main ...
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. It was the largest country by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing borders with twelve countries, and the third-most populous country.
Types of the subdivisions: Republics with no subdivisions. Oblasts. Krais/Districts. ASSRs (autonomous republics) Autonomous oblasts. Autonomous okrugs. Administrative divisions of the Soviet Union by republic.
The post-Soviet states, also referred to as the former Soviet Union (FSU) [1] or the former Soviet republics, are the independent sovereign states that emerged/re-emerged from the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Prior to their independence, they existed as Union Republics, which were the top-level constituents of the Soviet Union.