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| official_languages = None (1922–1990)<br>Russian (1990–1991)| capital = [[Moscow]] | | official_languages = None (1922–1990)<br>Russian (1990–1991)| capital = [[Moscow]] | ||
| largest_city = capital | | largest_city = capital | ||
| mode_of_production = [[Socialism]] (1928–1955)<br>[[Capitalism]] ([[De-Stalinization|1956]]–1991) | | mode_of_production = [[Socialism]] <small>(1928–1955)</small><br>[[Capitalism]] <small>([[De-Stalinization|1956]]–1991)</small> | ||
| government_type = Federal [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]] [[socialist state]] (until 1956) | | government_type = Federal [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]] [[socialist state]] (until 1956) | ||
| established_event1 = October Revolution | | established_event1 = [[Great October Socialist Revolution|October Revolution]] | ||
| established_date1 = 1917 November 7th | | established_date1 = 1917 November 7th | ||
| established_event2 = [[Declaration and Treaty on the Formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Establishment of the USSR]] | | established_event2 = [[Declaration and Treaty on the Formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Establishment of the USSR]] | ||
| established_date2 = 1922 December 30th | | established_date2 = 1922 December 30th | ||
| established_event3 = [[World War II]] victory | | established_event3 = [[Second World War|World War II]] victory | ||
| established_date3 = 1945 May 9th | | established_date3 = 1945 May 9th | ||
| established_event4 = Dissolution | | established_event4 = Counter-revolution | ||
| established_date4 = [[Death of Joseph Stalin|1953]]–[[Soviet coup d'état of 1957|1957]] | |||
| established_event4 = [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union|Dissolution]] | |||
| established_date4 = 1991 December 26th | | established_date4 = 1991 December 26th | ||
| population_estimate = 285,742,511<ref>Демоскоп Weekly. [http://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_89.php Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года. Национальный состав населения по республикам СССР] [The 1989 All-Union Population Census. National composition of the population by republics of the USSR].</ref> | | population_estimate = 285,742,511<ref>Демоскоп Weekly. [http://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_89.php Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года. Национальный состав населения по республикам СССР] [The 1989 All-Union Population Census. National composition of the population by republics of the USSR].</ref> |
Revision as of 18:48, 7 October 2024
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Союз Советских Социалистических Республик | |
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1922–1991 | |
Flag
(1936–1955) | |
Motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! | |
Anthem: Государственный гимн СССР | |
Capital and largest city |
Moscow |
Official languages |
None (1922–1990) Russian (1990–1991) |
Mode of production |
Socialism (1928–1955) Capitalism (1956–1991) |
Government | Federal Marxist–Leninist socialist state (until 1956) |
• Notable leaderships |
Vladimir Lenin (1922–1924) Joseph Stalin (1924–1953) |
History | |
1917 November 7th | |
1922 December 30th | |
• World War II victory |
1945 May 9th |
1991 December 26th | |
Population | |
• 1989 estimate |
285,742,511[1] |
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), also known as the Soviet Union was a socialist state that existed from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It was the first state to achieve socialism. However, it fell to revisionism in the 1950s.
References
- ↑ Демоскоп Weekly. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года. Национальный состав населения по республикам СССР [The 1989 All-Union Population Census. National composition of the population by republics of the USSR].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 CIA World Factbook (1990). Soviet Union – World Factbook (Wikisource)
- ↑ CIA World Factbook (1991). Soviet Union Economy
- ↑ CIA World Factbook (1990). GDP per Capita 1990