2006-09-09 10:12:38 · 12 answers · asked by dinoman 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The Soviet Union.
"The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (abbreviated USSR) (Russian: Союз Советских Социалистических Республик (СССР) listen (help·info); tr.: "Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik SSSR"), more commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a Communist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. From 1945 until its dissolution in 1991 it was, along with the United States, one of the world's two superpowers."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ussr
2006-09-09 10:14:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Soviet is the word in Russian that means advisement or council. USSR stood for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Russia was one of the largest republics in the USSR. The USSR doesn't exist anymore...not since the early 90s
2006-09-09 17:16:57 · answer #2 · answered by just browsin 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
2006-09-09 17:16:46 · answer #3 · answered by loretta 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic. The name used for the Communist regime that ruled from 1918. It was still Russia
that was the government name, After Glasnost and the overthrow of Communism the Govt reverted back to just plain ole Russia.
Do not ever believe Ronald Reagen destroyed Communism. Communism be at Communism because it doesn't work.
As China becomes a greedy consumerism company{which is good} Communism will fall there with not a shot but a whimper.
2006-09-09 17:33:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (Russia)
2006-09-09 17:16:36 · answer #5 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
It comprised Russia and many of the former baltik states - Georgia, Lithuania, Uzbekistan, Khazakstan among others.
It was the product of the Soviet Revolution during World War 1
and was disbanded during Peristroika.
2006-09-09 17:16:07 · answer #6 · answered by Bebe 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Exactly that USSR = Soviet,
Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics, or in cyrillic it is CCCP but i need the cyrillic typeset to put it in here.
The soviet nations are those which used to be aligned/encapsulated to Russia but the soviet nation is really greater russia.
2006-09-09 17:16:18 · answer #7 · answered by kid666_nz 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics? Now defunked.
2006-09-09 17:15:22 · answer #8 · answered by Harris 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
USSR stands for "united soviet socialist republic"
It doesn't exist anymore.
2006-09-09 17:14:32 · answer #9 · answered by intelect1 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
it means united states of soviet russa, what is your real quesiton?
this isnt it, your military, you know what it means....
2006-09-09 17:16:11 · answer #10 · answered by tally m 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋