The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or the Ukrainian SSR was one of the founders of the Soviet Union constituent republic that made up the former Soviet Union from its formation in 1922 to its abolition in 1991.
The first Bolshevik republic declared in December 1917 was called the Soviet Republic of Ukraine (Respublyka Rad Ukrayiny).
The third Bolshevik republic of December 1919 was known as the Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic. Its Ukrain...
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The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or the Ukrainian SSR was one of the founders of the Soviet Union constituent republic that made up the former Soviet Union from its formation in 1922 to its abolition in 1991.
The first Bolshevik republic declared in December 1917 was called the Soviet Republic of Ukraine (Respublyka Rad Ukrayiny).
The third Bolshevik republic of December 1919 was known as the Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic. Its Ukrainian initials were УРСР (URSR).
In 1937, the republic's name changed again, according to the newly-adopted Soviet Constitution. It changed along with the names of all other Soviet republics, transposing the second ("socialist") and third ("soviet" or "radyans'ka") words. From 1937 to 1991, Ukraine was officially known as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, abbreviated Ukrainian SSR, UkrSSR, or UkSSR.
The official names in Ukrainian and Russian were:
After the break-up of the Russian Empire, several factions sought to create an independent...
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