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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), also known as the "Soviet Union" was a [[Dictatorship of the Proletariat|socialist state]] that existed from 1922-1991. It was the first state to achieve socialism.
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| name                      = Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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| native_name                = Союз Советских Социалистических Республик
| image_flag                = File:Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg
| image_coat                = File:Coat of arms of the Soviet Union (1936–1946).svg
| image_map                  = File:Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (orthographic projection).svg
| map_width                  = 250px
| official_languages        = None (1922–1990)<br>Russian (1990–1991)| capital = [[Moscow]]
| largest_city              = capital
| mode_of_production        = [[Socialism]] (1928–1955)<br>[[Capitalism]] ([[De-Stalinization|1956]]–1991)
| government_type            = Federal [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]] [[socialist state]] (until 1990)
| established_event1        = October Revolution
| 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_date2          = 1922 December 30th
| established_event3        = [[World War II]] victory
| established_date3          = 1945 May 9th
| established_event4        = Dissolution
| 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_year  = 1989
| labour_force              = 152.3 million<ref name="CIA-factbook-1990">CIA World Factbook (1990). ''[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_World_Factbook_(1990)/Soviet_Union Soviet Union – World Factbook (Wikisource)]''</ref>
| labour_occupation          = 80% industry and other nonagricultural fields<br>20% agriculture<ref name="CIA-factbook-1990"/>
| unemployment              = 1–2%<ref name="CIA-factbook-1991">CIA World Factbook (1991). ''[https://www.theodora.com/wfb1991/soviet_union/soviet_union_economy.html Soviet Union Economy]''</ref>
| leader_title1              = Notable leaderships
| leader_name1              = [[Vladimir Lenin]] (1922–1924)<br>[[Joseph Stalin]] (1924–1953)
| currency                  = Soviet ruble (РУБ)
| GDP_nominal_year          = 1989
| GDP_nominal                = $2.66 trillion<ref name="CIA-factbook-1990"/>
| GDP_nominal_rank          = 2nd
| GDP_nominal_per_capita    = $9,211<ref>CIA World Factbook (1990). ''[https://www.theodora.com/wfb/1990/rankings/gdp_per_capita_1.html GDP per Capita 1990]''</ref>
| export_year                = 1988
| export                    = $110.7 billion<ref name="CIA-factbook-1990"/>
| export_commodities        = Petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas, metals, wood, agricultural products, and a wide variety of manufactured goods (primarily capital goods and arms)<ref name="CIA-factbook-1990"/>
| export_partners            = Eastern Europe (49%),<br>Western Europe (14%), [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]] (5%), [[United States of America|United States]]<ref name="CIA-factbook-1990"/>
| import_year                = 1988
| import                    = $107.3 billion<ref name="CIA-factbook-1990"/>
| import_commodities        = Grain and other agricultural products, machinery and equipment, steel products (including large-diameter pipe), consumer manufactures<ref name="CIA-factbook-1990"/>
| import_partners            = Eastern Europe (43%),<br>Western Europe (18%),<br>[[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]], [[People's Republic of China|China]], [[United States of America|United States]]<ref name="CIA-factbook-1990"/>
| flag_caption              = [[Flag of the Soviet Union|Flag]]<br>(1955–1991)
| motto                      = Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!
| englishmotto              = [[Workers of the world, unite!]]
| anthem                    = [[State Anthem of the Soviet Union|Государственный гимн СССР]][[File:Soviet anthem 1944.ogg]]
| life_span                  = 1922–1991
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The '''Union of Soviet Socialist Republics''' ('''USSR'''), also known as the '''Soviet Union''' was a [[socialist state]] that existed from 1922-1991. It was the first state to achieve socialism.
==References==

Revision as of 21:30, 24 June 2024

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Союз Советских Социалистических Республик
1922–1991
Flag of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Flag
(1955–1991)
Coat of arms of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Coat of arms
Motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!
Location of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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 1990)
• Notable leaderships
Vladimir Lenin (1922–1924)
Joseph Stalin (1924–1953)
History
• October Revolution
1917 November 7th
1922 December 30th
• World War II victory
1945 May 9th
• Dissolution
1991 December 26th
Population
• 1989 estimate
 285,742,511[1]

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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), also known as the Soviet Union was a socialist state that existed from 1922-1991. It was the first state to achieve socialism.

References

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ CIA World Factbook (1991). Soviet Union Economy
  4. ↑ CIA World Factbook (1990). GDP per Capita 1990
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