Soviet Union

Union o Soviet Socialist Republics Ither names Союз Советских Социалистических Республик Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik
←   ←   ←   ← 1922–1991 ↓
Banner State Emblem
Motto Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Translit.: Proletarii vsekh stran, soyedinyaytes'!) Scots: Wirkers o the warld, unite!
Anthem "The Internationale" (1922–1944) "Naitional Anthem o the Soviet Union" (1944–1991)
The Soviet Union efter Warld War II
Caipital	Moscow
Leid(s)	Russian, mony ithers
Releegion	State atheism (see text)
Government	Union, Marxist–Leninist single-pairty state
General Secretary
− 1922–1952	Joseph Stalin (first)
− 1991	Vladimir Ivashko (last)
Heid o State
− 1922–1938	Mikhail Kalinin (first)
− 1988–1991	Mikhail Gorbachev (last)
Heid o Govrenment
− 1922–1924	Vladimir Lenin (first)
− 1991	Ivan Silayev (last)
Legislatur	Supreme Soviet
− Upperhoose	Soviet o the Union
− Lowerhoose	Soviet o Naitionalities
Historical era	Interwar period / Cauld War
- Treaty o Creation	30 Dizember 1922
- Union dissolvit	26 Dizember 1991
Aurie
− 1991	22,402,200 km2 (8,649,538 sq mi)
Population
− 1991 est.	293,047,571
Density	13.1 /km2  (33.9 /sq mi)
Siller	Soviet ruble (руб) (SUR)
Internet TLD	.su2
Cawin code	+7
Preceded by Succeeded by Roushie Soviet Federal Socialist Republic Transcaucasie Socialist Federal Socialist Republic Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Byeloroushie Soviet Socialist Republic Roushie Georgie Ukraine Moldovae Belaroushie Armenie Azerbaijan Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Turkmenistan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Estonie3 Latvie3 Lithuanie3
1On 21 December 1991, eleiven o the umwhile socialist republics declared in Alma-Ata (wi the 12t republic – Georgie – attendin as a observer) that wi the formation o the Commonwalth o Unthirlt States the Union o Soviet Socialist Republics ceases tae exist. 2Assigned on 19 September 1990, existin onwairds. 3The govrenments o Estonie, Latvie, an Lithuanie view thaimsels as continuous an unrelatit tae the respective Soviet republics. Roushie views the Estonie, Latvie, an Lithuanie SSRs as legal constituent republics o the USSR an predecessors o the modren Baltic states. The Govrenment o the Unitit States an a nummer o ither kintras didna recognise the annexation o Estonie, Latvie, an Lithuanie tae the USSR as a legal inclusion.
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The Soviet Union (whiles spelt in Scots "Sovyet Union"), formally the Union o Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Roushie: Союз Советских Социалистических Республик, СССР; Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik) wis a kintra in Europe an Asie. It wis shapit in 1922, efter the Roushie Revolution o 1917; its first leader wis Vladimir Lenin. It wis a confederation o 15 consteetuent republics, the biggest o thaim bein Roushie. The Union, alang wi the rule o the Communist Pairty, fell apairt in 1991, efter a series o reforms stairtit by Mikhail Gorbachev.

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