Soviet Union
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Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics (Russian:
Союз Советских Социалистических Республик Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik) |
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National information | |||||
National motto: | (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!
(Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes'!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) |
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National anthem: | Hymn of the Soviet Union | ||||
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About the people | |||||
Official languages: | Russian | ||||
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Geography / Places | |||||
Here is the country on a map of the world. | |||||
Capital city: | Moscow | ||||
Largest city: | Moscow | ||||
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Politics / Government | |||||
Established: | From the Russian Empire (December 30 1922) | ||||
Leaders: | ? See below ? |
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Economy / Money | |||||
Currency: (Name of money) |
Ruble (рубль.) | ||||
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International information | |||||
Time zone: | {{{utcoffset}}} | ||||
Telephone dialing code: | {{{dialingcode}}} | ||||
Internet domain: | .su |
The Soviet Union (short for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)) was a socialist group of countries that came together. The largest of these countries was Russia. The capital city of the Soviet Union was Moscow. The Soviet Union existed from 1922 to 1991.
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[edit] Leaders
- Vladimir Lenin
- Josef Stalin
- Nikita Krushchev
- Leonid Brezhnev
- Yuriy Andropov
- Konstantin Chernenko
- Mikhail Gorbachev
[edit] Holidays
Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
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January 1 | New Year's Day | Новый Год | |
February 23 | Soviet Army's Day | День Советской Армии и Военно-Морского Флота | February Revolution, 1917, Start of the Red Army, 1918 |
March 8 | International Women's Day | Международный Женский День | |
May 1 | International Labor Day (May Day) | Первое Мая - День Солидарности Трудящихся | |
May 9 | Victory Day | День Победы | The win over Nazi Germany in World War II, 1945 |
November 7-November 8 | Great October Socialist Revolution | Седьмое Ноября | October Revolution 1917; it is currently called День Примирения |
[edit] Republics of the Soviet Union
[edit] Soviet Republics
- Armenian SSR
- Azerbaijan SSR
- Byelorussian SSR
- Estonian SSR
- Georgian SSR
- Kazakh SSR
- Kyrgyz SSR
- Latvian SSR
- Lithuanian SSR
- Moldavian SSR
- Russian SFSR
- Tajik SSR
- Turkmen SSR
- Ukrainian SSR
- Uzbek SSR
[edit] Independent Countries
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Estonia
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Moldova
- Russia
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
[edit] Related articles
Main article: List of Soviet Union-related topics.
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