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Soviet Union
historical state, Eurasia
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Geography & Travel
- 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
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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 33810 words)