U.S.S.R.
Former communist superpower
The U.S.S.R., or Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was the communist state that existed from 1922 to 1991, encompassing Russia and fourteen other republics across Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Also called the Soviet Union.
The abbreviation appears in historical contexts and Cold War references: U.S.S.R. athletes dominated Olympic gymnastics.
Eurasian federation, largest country
- UkraineEastern European sovereign state
- BelarusEastern European landlocked nation
- KazakhstanLargest landlocked country
- GeorgiaName shared by country and state
Armenia · Azerbaijan · Uzbekistan · Baltic · Moldova · Tajikistan · Kyrgyzstan · Turkmenistan
Breaking up completely
- perestroikaSoviet reform initiative
- glasnostSoviet transparency reform
- 1991Late twentieth century year
- independenceFreedom from external control
Gorbachev · Yeltsin · nationalism · secession · coup · democratization · liberalization · fragmentation
Moscow's fortified government seat
- PolitburoCommunist party's governing body
- DumaMoscow's legislative chamber
- SovietOf the USSR
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
centralization · apparatus · secretariat · commissar · ministry · directive
Class-based revolutionary philosophy
- LeninismVanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
- StalinismTotalitarian Communist doctrine
- communismCollective ownership system
- socialismCommunal economic control
collectivism · proletariat · bourgeoisie · revolution · vanguard · centralism · atheism · internationalism
First orbital spacecraft
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- KGBUSSR intelligence service
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
- propagandaBiased information for influence
detente · containment · NATO · nuclear · deterrence · bipolarity · brinkmanship · hotline
Soviet state founder
- StalinSoviet autocrat, mid-century
- KhrushchevCold War Soviet premier
- BrezhnevSoviet general secretary
- TrotskyExiled Soviet revolutionary leader
Gorbachev · Molotov · succession · Stalinism · destalinization · Politburo
Forced communal ownership transfer
- PravdaSoviet state newspaper
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- breadlinesQueues for free food
Russia
Eurasian federation, largest country
- UkraineEastern European sovereign state
- BelarusEastern European landlocked nation
- KazakhstanLargest landlocked country
Georgia · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Uzbekistan · Baltic · Moldova · Tajikistan · Kyrgyzstan · Turkmenistan · Siberia
dissolution
Breaking up completely
- perestroikaSoviet reform initiative
- glasnostSoviet transparency reform
- 1991Late twentieth century year
Gorbachev · Yeltsin · independence · nationalism · secession · coup · democratization · liberalization · fragmentation · republics
Kremlin
Moscow's fortified government seat
bureaucracy · centralization · apparatus · secretariat · commissar · ministry · directive
Marxism
Class-based revolutionary philosophy
- LeninismVanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
- StalinismTotalitarian Communist doctrine
- communismCollective ownership system
socialism · collectivism · proletariat · bourgeoisie · revolution · vanguard · centralism · atheism · internationalism · anti-capitalism
Sputnik
First orbital spacecraft
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- KGBUSSR intelligence service
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
propaganda · detente · containment · NATO · nuclear · deterrence · bipolarity · brinkmanship · hotline
Lenin
Soviet state founder
- StalinSoviet autocrat, mid-century
- KhrushchevCold War Soviet premier
- BrezhnevSoviet general secretary
Gorbachev · Trotsky · Molotov · succession · Stalinism · destalinization · Politburo
collectivization
Forced communal ownership transfer
- PravdaSoviet state newspaper
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
breadlines · cosmonaut · Gagarin · samizdat · dissident
U.S.S.R.United States
North American federal republic
America · NATO · U.S.A. · USA · North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S.S.R.liberal democracy
Rights-based elected governance
private enterprise · free market economy · market economy · democratic republic · free world