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The Soviet Union (Russian: Советский Союз, tr. Sovetsky Soyuz), officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR; Russian: Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик, tr. Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik; IPA: [sɐˈjus sɐˈvʲetskʲɪx sətsɨəlʲɪˈstʲitɕɪskʲɪx rʲɪsˈpublʲɪk] ( listen); abbreviated СССР, SSSR), was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991. The Soviet Union was a single-party... More

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Area:

22,402,200 km² (8649537.8 mi² )

Population:

293,047,571 (Jul 1991)

Date founded:

Dec 30, 1922

Contained by:

Earth

Date dissolved:

Dec 26, 1991

Also known as:

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,
USSR,
Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik

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Moscow

Moscow ( /ˈmɒskaʊ/ or /ˈmɒskoʊ/; Russian: Москва́, tr. Moskva; IPA: [mɐˈskva] ( listen)) is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation...

Population

number	date
148,656,000	Jan 1926
162,500,000	Jan 1937
168,524,000	Jan 1939
196,716,000	Jun 1941
170,548,000	Jan 1946
182,321,000	Jan 1951
209,035,000	Jan 1959
241,720,000	Jan 1970
272,000,000	1985
293,047,571	Jul 1991

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Latitude	Longitude
61.52401	105.31876

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Russian Language

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Currency Used:

Soviet ruble

Currency Formerly Used:

Soviet ruble

National anthem:

Anthem	Official anthem since	Official anthem until
National Anthem of the Soviet Union	1944	1991
The Internationale	1922	1944

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Member of:

Organization	From	To
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration	Nov 9, 1943
League of Nations	Sep 18, 1934	Dec 14, 1939
United Nations	Oct 24, 1945	Dec 26, 1991

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Rank	Competitors	Competition	Tournament
8	Viktor Kalinkin	1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres	1986 European Athletics Championships

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Governmental Jurisdiction

Governing officials:

Officeholder	Basic title	Office, position, or title	Governmental body (if position is part of one)	Appointed By (if Position is Appointed)	From	To
Vladimir Ivashko		General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union	Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union		Aug 24, 1991	Aug 29, 1991
Mikhail Gorbachev		General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union	Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union		Mar 11, 1985	Aug 24, 1991
Vagit Alekperov		Deputy Minister of Oil and Gas		Mikhail Gorbachev	1990	1991
Konstantin Chernenko		General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union	Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union		Feb 13, 1984	Mar 10, 1985
Yuri Andropov		General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union	Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union		Nov 12, 1982	Feb 9, 1984
Leonid Brezhnev		General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union	Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union		Oct 14, 1964	Nov 10, 1982
Nikita Khrushchev		General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union	Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union		Sep 7, 1953	Oct 14, 1964
Joseph Stalin		General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union	Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union		Apr 3, 1922	Mar 5, 1953
Vagit Alekperov		Acting Minister of Oil and Gas			1990
Vyacheslav Molotov	Foreign Minister				1953	1956

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Armed forces:

Red Army

Military Commanders:

Military Conflict	Military Commander
Battle of Berlin	Konstantin Rokossovsky
Battle of Kursk	Ivan Konev
Winter War	Semyon Timoshenko
Battle of Berlin	Georgy Zhukov
Invasion of Poland	Semyon Timoshenko
Invasion of Poland	Mikhail Kovalyov
Winter War	Kliment Voroshilov
1956 Hungarian Revolution	Ivan Konev
Battle of Berlin	Ivan Konev
World War II	Joseph Stalin

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Allies of World War II

Force Deployments:

Military Conflict	Combatant	Force Size	Resource	Date
Vietnam War	North Korea North Vietnam National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam China Khmer Rouge	520,000	Personnel	1968
Battle of Kursk		3,600	Tank
Battle of Kursk		2,792	Military aircraft
Winter War		3,800	Military aircraft
Battle of Kursk		1,300,000	Infantry
Winter War		6,541	Tank
Winter War		1,000,000	Infantry
Battle of Tolvajärvi		20,000	Infantry

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Casualties:

Military Conflict	Type Of Casualties	Estimate	Upper Estimate
Winter War	Military - Wounded	264,908
Winter War	Military - Dead	126,875
Battle of Tolvajärvi	Military - Dead	1,000	5,000
1956 Hungarian Revolution	Military - Wounded	1,251
1956 Hungarian Revolution	Military - Dead	722

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Employer

Employees and other personnel:

Person	Title	From	To
Vagit Alekperov	Deputy Minister of Oil and Gas	1990	1991
	Deputy Energy Minister
Vagit Alekperov	Acting Minister of Oil and Gas	1990

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Olympics participated in

Athletic performances:

Medal	Athlete	Event	Olympics
Gold medal	Vladimir Smirnov	Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's Foil, Individual	1980 Summer Olympics
Gold medal	Viktor Krovopuskov	Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's Sabre, Individual	1980 Summer Olympics
Gold medal	Alexander Dityatin	Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic individual all-around	1980 Summer Olympics
Silver medal	Nikolai Andrianov	Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic individual all-around	1980 Summer Olympics
Silver medal	Alexander Dityatin	Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Horizontal Bar	1980 Summer Olympics
Bronze medal	Nikolai Andrianov	Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Horizontal Bar	1980 Summer Olympics
Gold medal	Aleksandr Tkachev	Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's parallel bars	1980 Summer Olympics
Silver medal	Alexander Dityatin	Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's parallel bars	1980 Summer Olympics
Gold medal	Nikolai Andrianov	Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Vault	1980 Summer Olympics
Silver medal	Alexander Dityatin	Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's Vault	1980 Summer Olympics

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Athletes:

Athlete	Olympics	Sport
Aleksandr Panfilov	1980 Summer Olympics	Cycling
Albert Oganezov	1972 Summer Olympics	Team handball
Galina Zybina	1956 Summer Olympics
Galina Zybina	1964 Summer Olympics
Galina Zybina	1952 Summer Olympics
David Ambartsumyan	1980 Summer Olympics
Elena Vaytsekhovskaya	1976 Summer Olympics
Irina Kalinina	1980 Summer Olympics
Aleksandr Kosenkov	1976 Summer Olympics
Vladimir Vasin	1972 Summer Olympics

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Body	From	To	Permanent
United Nations Security Council	Jan 17, 1946	1991	Yes

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Proekt Zakona o gosudarstvennykh pensii͡a︡kh

Agreement with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Maritime Boundary

Oceanography, cooperation in studies of the world ocean

Przepisy ruchu drogowego w ZSRR

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