former Soviet Union
Cold War adversary
The former Soviet Union refers to the territory and successor states of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics after its dissolution in 1991.
The phrase distinguishes between the historical entity and the fifteen independent nations that emerged from it: Relations between the former Soviet Union and China have shifted dramatically.
Often abbreviated FSU.
- Red SquareMoscow's central plaza
- industrial cityUrban area centered on manufacturing
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- nuclear armsWeapons using atomic fission
- space raceContest for orbital superiority
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former Soviet UnionRussian Federation
Eurasian transcontinental state
former Soviet Unionliberal democracy
Rights-based elected governance
free market economy · constitutional republic · open society
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