Soviet Union facts

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. The name is a translation of the Russian: Союз Советских Социалистических Республик (help·info), tr. Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, IPA [sɐˈjʊs sɐˈvʲeʦkʲɪx səʦɪəlʲɪˈstʲiʨɪskʲɪx rʲɪsˈpʊblʲɪk], abbreviated СССР, SSSR. The common short name is Soviet Union, from Советский Союз, Sovetskiy Soyuz. A soviet is... more

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Area:

22,402,200 km² (8649537.8 mi² )

Population:

293,047,571 (Jul 1991)

Date founded:

1922

Date dissolved:

1991

Contained by:

Asia
Europe

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Also known as:

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

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Location

Capital

Moscow

Moscow (pronounced /ˈmɒskoʊ/ in British English or /ˈmɑskaʊ/ in American English, Russian: Москва (help·info), tr. Moskva, IPA [mɐˈskva]; see also other names) is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Europe, and ranks among the largest urban areas...

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

Form of Government:

Communist state

Official Language:

Russian Language

Languages spoken:

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Currency Used:

Soviet ruble

Currency Formerly Used:

Soviet ruble

Calling Code:

Geolocation:

Latitude	Longitude
61.52401	105.31876

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Military Combatant

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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Military Conflicts:

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Belongs To Combatant Group:

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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Governmental Jurisdiction

Governing officials:

Officeholder	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

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Government positions:

General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

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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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Aircraft Owner

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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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Space program sponsor

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Organization member

Member of:

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

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Ontology	URI
OpenCyc	http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjPzpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA

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Member of:

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

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