Index of Soviet Union–related articles
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An index of articles related to the former nation known as the Soviet Union. It covers the Soviet revolutionary period until the dissolution of the Soviet Union. This list includes topics, events, persons and other items of national significance within the Soviet Union. It does not include places within the Soviet Union, unless the place is associated with an event of national significance (e.g., Moscow). This index also does not contain items related to Soviet Military History.
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Союз Советских Социалистических Республик Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik | |
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1922–1991 | |
Flag of the Soviet Union
(1936–1955) State emblem
(1956–1991) | |
Motto: "Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!" Proletarii vsekh stran, soyedinyaytes'! ("Workers of the world, unite!") | |
Anthem: "Интернационал" Internatsional ("The Internationale") (1922–1944) "Государственный гимн СССР" Gosudarstvennyy gimn SSSR ("State Anthem of the USSR") (1944–1991) | |
Capital | Moscow 55°45′N 37°37′E |
Largest city | Capital |
Official languages | Russian[lower-alpha 1] |
Recognised regional languages | |
Minority languages | |
Ethnic groups (1989) |
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Religion | Secular state[1][2] State atheism[lower-alpha 2] |
Demonym(s) | Soviet |
Government |
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Leader | |
• 1922–1924 | Vladimir Lenin |
• 1924–1953 | Joseph Stalin |
• 1953[lower-alpha 3] | Georgy Malenkov |
• 1953–1964 | Nikita Khrushchev |
• 1964–1982 | Leonid Brezhnev |
• 1982–1984 | Yuri Andropov |
• 1984–1985 | Konstantin Chernenko |
• 1985–1991 | Mikhail Gorbachev |
Head of state | |
• 1922–1946 (first) | Mikhail Kalinin |
• 1988–1991 (last) | Mikhail Gorbachev |
Head of government | |
• 1922–1924 (first) | Vladimir Lenin |
• 1991 (last) | Ivan Silayev |
Legislature | Congress of Soviets (1922–1936)[lower-alpha 4] Supreme Soviet (1936–1991) |
Soviet of Nationalities | |
Soviet of the Union | |
History | |
7 November 1917 | |
30 December 1922 | |
16 June 1923 | |
31 January 1924 | |
5 December 1936 | |
22 June 1941 | |
• Victory in World War II | 9 May 1945 |
25 February 1956 | |
9 October 1977 | |
11 March 1990 | |
14 March 1990 | |
19–22 August 1991 | |
8 December 1991 | |
26 December 1991 | |
Area | |
• Total | 22,402,200 km2 (8,649,500 sq mi) |
Population | |
286,730,819[14] (3rd) | |
• Density | 12.7/km2 (32.9/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 1990 estimate |
• Total | $2.7 trillion[15] (2nd) |
• Per capita | $9,000 |
GDP (nominal) | 1990 estimate |
• Total | $2.7 trillion[15] (2nd) |
• Per capita | $9,000 (28th) |
Gini (1989) | 0.275 low |
HDI (1990) | 0.920[16] very high |
Currency | Soviet ruble (руб) (SUR) |
Time zone | (UTC+2 to +12) |
Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +7 |
ISO 3166 code | SU |
Internet TLD | .su |
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