2006-11-01 14:49:42 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
USSR = Union of Soviet Socialist Republic.
According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USSR
"The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (abbreviated USSR)..."Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, SSSR"), more commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. From 1945 until its dissolution in 1991, it was one of the world's two superpowers, along with the United States."
In Russian the abbreviation is CCCP, the American form of Yahoo answers doesn't have the Russian characters, so you will have to go to the Wikipedia entry and read it for yourself.
"The Soviet Union became the primary model for future Communist states during the Cold War; the government and the political organization of the country were defined by the only permitted political party, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Established by four Soviet Socialist Republics, the USSR grew to contain 15 constituent or union republics by 1956: 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, and Uzbek SSR.[1] The republics were part of a highly centralized federal union that was dominated by the Russian SFSR. After the USSR's collapse in 1991, all 15 SSRs became independent countries.
The Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991, and the successor states are a collection of 15 countries commonly dubbed, 'the former Soviet Union'.[2] Eleven of these states are aligned through a loose confederation known as the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Turkmenistan, originally a full member of the CIS, is now an associate member. The three Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) did not join this Commonwealth; instead, they joined both the European Union and the NATO alliance in 2004. Russia and Belarus also belong to the Union of Russia and Belarus."
2006-11-01 14:52:20 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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the initial for the Russian equivalent of USSR was CCCP
2006-11-01 16:03:38 · answer #2 · answered by thespamdagger 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
2006-11-01 17:40:09 · answer #3 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
2006-11-01 17:17:44 · answer #4 · answered by kepjr100 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
2006-11-01 14:59:59 · answer #5 · answered by Wyntersmile 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
2006-11-01 14:52:01 · answer #6 · answered by dances with cats 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
2006-11-01 14:54:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
2006-11-01 14:52:18 · answer #8 · answered by angel_deverell 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
United Socialist Soviet Republic.
2006-11-01 16:08:25 · answer #9 · answered by Imogen Sue 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
united soviet socialist republic
2006-11-01 14:52:28 · answer #10 · answered by ddelatoba 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋