Does the (Russian) word Soyuz mean anything besides the spacecraft?

Question

(Oh the joys of wikipedia)... I was searching for a song by the Decemberists, and ended up looking at the page of the Soviet Union National Anthem. The first word of the soviet union national anthem was Soyuz.

"Soyuz nerushimy respublik svobodnykh" is apparently russian for "Unbreakable Union of freeborn Republics" (according to that page on wikipedia)

Does that mean that soyuz means "unbreakable"? That would make sense. Or does it mean "freeborn"? or none of the above, is that translated literally or did they put it in their own words?

Answer 1

It means "union."

The acronym CCCP translates as Soiuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik (Union of Soviet Socialist Republic).

Answer 2

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It has not been much of a secret that the US would be the "hitch-hikers" of space between the end of the Shuttle program and the launch of the Constellation Program. I am sure the astronauts will love to do what they do, regardless of how they get there. It's been my dream to at least orbit the Earth once or twice in my lifetime ever since I was about six years old. Whether you launched me in a sardine can or a first class rocket, I wouldn't be too picky. These people are professionals. If they have discomfort, I trust they will be able to overcome it.

Answer 3

Soyuz is the Russian word for "union".
Sovetskii Soyuz = Soviet Union.

Answer 4

"Unbreakable" here means that the Soviet Union is a country that would never obey to enemies, that would fight to the end. Or it can have another meaning, like the countries which are in the Soviet Union are friends forever, they'll support each other

Answer 5

Soyuz Nerushimy

Answer 6

in russian "soyuz" means union.

unbreakable in russian is "nyerushimiy" or "nyepokolyebimiy"

Answer 7

The same question comes up again

Answer 8

Sound arguments here.