What is the "soviet union"?

Question

it came up in the biography of RFK

Answer 1

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
basically the later form of the Russian Empire once ruled by and Emperor...the Czar.
This empire was the largest "country" in the world, as Russia still is.
But it was made up of a number of countries taken over/conquered by the Russians, including but not limited to:
Ukraine
Mongolia, Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Belorus, Moldavia, Armenia, Chechnia, Georgia, Siberia, and so on.
Many of these countries were not populated by Slavic peoples who did not speak Russian but had their own language. Many were asian peoples, some Turks, Iranians Uzbeks, Armenians, Georgians Lithuanians, Finish people. Even some Germans too!
The Soviet Union broke apart under its own weight so to speak in 1989-91, with the different countries/Republics becoming independant, to one degree or another. Some are now even with NATO, the transatlantic alliance headed by the USA. The Soviet Union is now Russia again, but less than before.

Answer 2

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

Born from the Russian Empire following the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Russian Civil War of 1918–1921, the USSR was a union of Soviet republics, but was commonly referred to as a whole as Russia after its largest and dominant constituent state. The geographic boundaries of the USSR varied with time, but after the last major territorial annexations of the Baltic states, eastern Poland, Bessarabia, and certain other territories during World War II, from 1945 until dissolution the boundaries approximately corresponded to those of late Imperial Russia, with the notable exclusions of Poland, most of Finland, and Alaska. 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 political party, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

From 1945 until its dissolution in 1991 — a period known as the Cold War—the Soviet Union and the United States of America were the two world superpowers that dominated the global agenda of economic policy, foreign affairs, military operations, cultural exchange, scientific advancements including the pioneering of space exploration, and sports (including the Olympic Games and various world championships).

Answer 3

It was officially called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. It existed from approximately October of 1917 to December 24, 1991. At that time it was dissolved and the Soviet Socialist Republics which formed it became independent nations. Among those are the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belorus and Khazakstan.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (abbreviated USSR, Russian: Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик, СССР (help·info); tr.: Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, SSSR), also called the Soviet Union[1] (Russian: Сове́тский Сою́з; tr.: Sovetskiy Soyuz), was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

Born from the Russian Empire following the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Russian Civil War of 1918–1921, the USSR was a union of Soviet republics, but was commonly referred to as a whole as Russia after its largest and dominant constituent state. The geographic boundaries of the USSR varied with time, but after the last major territorial annexations of the Baltic states, eastern Poland, Bessarabia, and certain other territories during World War II, from 1945 until dissolution the boundaries approximately corresponded to those of late Imperial Russia, with the notable exclusions of Poland, most of Finland, and Alaska. 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 political party, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

From 1945 until its dissolution in 1991 — a period known as the Cold War—the Soviet Union and the United States of America were the two world superpowers that dominated the global agenda of economic policy, foreign affairs, military operations, cultural exchange, scientific advancements including the pioneering of space exploration, and sports (including the Olympic Games and various world championships).

Initially established as a union of 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. (From annexation of Estonian SSR on August 6, 1940 up to reorganisation of Karelo-Finnish SSR into Karelian ASSR on July 16, 1956, the count of "union republics" was 16.)

Answer 6

Hillary Clinton's birthplace.

Answer 7

Worthless

Answer 8

A failed group of states. Previously and after its collapse - many separate countries

Answer 9

The greatest nemisis ofn the US in the 20th century. Haven't you had a history class yet. Stalin, Lenin, ringing any bells?

Answer 10

Wow, we really did win the Cold War.