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2 days ago · Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; U.S.S.R.), former northern Eurasian empire (1917/22–1991) stretching from the Baltic and Black seas to the Pacific Ocean and, in its final years, consisting of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics. The capital was Moscow, then and now the capital of Russia.
- The Brezhnev Era
Soviet Union - The Brezhnev era: The new collective...
- The Communist International
Soviet Union - Communism, Revolution, USSR: Lenin and his...
- Lenin's Disillusionment
Soviet Union - Lenin's Disillusionment: Lenin’s health began...
- The Attempted Coup
Soviet Union - Coup, Gorbachev, 1991: Rumours of a coup...
- Economic Policy
Soviet Union - Command Economy, Five-Year Plans,...
- Lenin and The Bolsheviks
After the abortive Bolshevik July rising the chairmanship of...
- Industrialization, 1929–34
Soviet Union - Industrialization, 1929–34: On the industrial...
- Brest-Litovsk
Soviet Union - Brest-Litovsk, Treaty, WWI: One of Lenin’s...
- The Brezhnev Era
4 days ago · There were two very distinct types of republics in the Soviet Union: the larger union republics, representing the main ethnic groups of the Union and with the constitutional right to secede from it, and the smaller autonomous republics, located within some of the union republics and representing ethnic minorities.
4 days ago · Soviet Union - Revolution, Communism, USSR: Sometime in the middle of the 19th century, Russia entered a phase of internal crisis that in 1917 would culminate in revolution. Its causes were not so much economic or social as political and cultural.
4 days ago · Stalin died a slow, angry, and painful death on March 5, 1953. He had suffered a stroke after retiring on the night of March 1–2, but this was not perceived until the morning because of his concern for personal security. The top leadership gathered around his bedside, but he could only move his little finger.
4 days ago · On 30 December 1922, along with the Russian, Byelorussian and Transcaucasian republics, the Ukrainian SSR became one of the founding members of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
Jun 24, 2024 · The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a significant political entity in the 20th century. Its formation and existence influenced global politics, economics, and culture. The USSR was officially established on December 30, 1922, following the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent civil war.
6 days ago · The Soviet Union detonated its first nuclear weapon in 1949, ending the United States' monopoly on nuclear weapons. The United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a conventional and nuclear arms race that persisted until the collapse of the Soviet Union.
