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Soviet Union

Also known as USSR, U.S.S.R., Soviets, U.S.S.R, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the Soviet Union, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, The Soviets

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), also known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It was the world's third-most populous country, largest by area, and bordered twelve countries. A diverse multinational state, it was organized as a federal union of national republics, the largest and most populous being the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. In practice, its government and economy were highly centralized. As a one-party state governed by the Communist Party, it was the flagship communist state. Its capital and largest city was Moscow.

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The Soviet Union was a vast communist country that existed from 1922 to 1991, spanning much of Eurasia and serving as the world's largest country by area and third-largest by population. It matters historically because it was the world's leading communist state, organized as a federation of national republics but actually governed with tight central control by the Communist Party from its capital in Moscow.

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Analysis of Albania's diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union during the years 1948-1959.ReviewF1000Research · 2022Xhaferri M, Tase MDOI: 10.12688/f1000research.126497.2
Suicide and suicidology in the Soviet Union.ReviewSuicide & life-threatening behavior · 1988Miller MA, Miller YNDOI: 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1988.tb00169.x
The Soviet Union's anti-agricultural biological weapons.ReviewAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 1999Alibek KDOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08038.x

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While parts of the USSR's authority, such as its United Nations seat, were transferred to the Russian Federation, the CIS – an intergovernmental organization – is the successor to the union itself.

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It was the world's third-most populous country, the largest by area, and bordered twelve countries. A diverse multinational state, it was organized as a federal union of national republics, with the largest and most populous being the Russian SFSR. In practice, its government and economy were highly centralized. As a one-party state governed by the Communist Party, it was the flagship communist state. Its capital and largest city was Moscow.