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| name                      = Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
| name                      = Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
| native_name                = Союз Советских Социалистических Республик
| native_name                = Союз Советских Социалистических Республик
| image_flag                = File:Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg
| image_flag                = [[File:Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg|250px]]
| image_coat                = File:Coat of arms of the Soviet Union (1936–1946).svg
| image_coat                = [[File:Coat of arms of the Soviet Union (1936–1946).svg|100px]]
| image_map                  = File:Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (orthographic projection).svg
| image_map                  = [[File:Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (orthographic projection).svg|400px]]
| map_width                  = 250px
| map_width                  = 250px
| 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]] <small>(1928–1955)</small><br>[[Capitalism]] <small>([[De-Stalinization|1956]]–1991)</small>
| mode_of_production        = [[Socialism]]
| government_type            = Federal [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]] [[socialist state]] (until 1956)
<small>(1928–1955)</small><br>[[Capitalism]]
| established_event1        = [[Great October Socialist Revolution|October Revolution]]
<small>([[De-Stalinization|1956]]–1991)</small>
| government_type            = Federal
[[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]] [[socialist state]] (until 1956)
| 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]]
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| established_date3          = 1945 May 9th
| established_date3          = 1945 May 9th
| established_event4        = Counter-revolution
| established_event4        = Counter-revolution
| established_date4          = [[Death of Joseph Stalin|1953]]–[[Soviet coup d'état of 1957|1957]]
| established_date4          = [[Death of Joseph
Stalin|1953]]–[[Soviet coup d'état of 1957|1957]]
| established_event5        = [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union|Dissolution]]
| established_event5        = [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union|Dissolution]]
| established_date5          = 1991 December 26th
| established_date5          = 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>
| population_estimate_year  = 1989
| 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_force              = 152.3 million<ref
| labour_occupation          = 80% industry and other nonagricultural fields<br>20% agriculture<ref name="CIA-factbook-1990"/>
name="CIA-factbook-1990">CIA World 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>
''[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_title1              = Notable leaderships
| leader_name1              = [[Vladimir Lenin]] (1922–1924)<br>[[Joseph Stalin]] (1924–1953)
| leader_name1              = [[Vladimir Lenin]]
(1922–1924)<br>[[Joseph Stalin]] (1924–1953)
| currency                  = Soviet ruble (РУБ)
| currency                  = Soviet ruble (РУБ)
| GDP_nominal_year          = 1989
| GDP_nominal_year          = 1989
| GDP_nominal                = $2.66 trillion<ref name="CIA-factbook-1990"/>
| GDP_nominal                = $2.66 trillion<ref name="CIA-factbook-1990"/>
| GDP_nominal_rank          = 2nd
| 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>
| 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_year                = 1988
| export                    = $110.7 billion<ref name="CIA-factbook-1990"/>
| 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_commodities        = Petroleum and petroleum products,
| 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"/>
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_year                = 1988
| import                    = $107.3 billion<ref name="CIA-factbook-1990"/>
| 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_commodities        = Grain and other agricultural products,
| 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"/>
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>(1936–1955)
| flag_caption              = [[Flag of the Soviet Union|Flag]]<br>(1936–1955)
| motto                      = Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!
| motto                      = Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!
| englishmotto              = ''[[Workers of the world, unite!]]''
| englishmotto              = ''[[Workers of the world, unite!]]''
| anthem                    = [[State Anthem of the Soviet Union|Государственный гимн СССР]]
| anthem                    = [[State Anthem of the Soviet
Union|Государственный гимн СССР]]
| life_span                  = 1922–1991
| 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 until its [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union|dissolution]] in 1991. It was the first state to achieve [[socialism]]. However, it fell to [[Soviet revisionism|revisionism]] in the 1950s.
The '''Union of Soviet Socialist Republics''' ('''USSR'''), also known
as the '''Soviet Union''' was a [[socialist state]] that existed from
1922 until its [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union|dissolution]] in
1991. It was the first state to achieve [[socialism]]. However, it
fell to [[Soviet revisionism|revisionism]] in the 1950s.
== History ==
=== Background ===
==== Russian Empire ====
{{Main|Russian Empire}}
In 1861, the Russian Empire, also known as Tsarist Russia, abolished [[feudalism]].
==== Provisional Government ====
==== RSFSR ====
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Socialist states]][[Category:Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]]
[[Category:Socialist states]][[Category:Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]]

Revision as of 20:55, 7 October 2024

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Союз Советских Социалистических Республик
1922–1991
Flag
(1936–1955)
Coat of arms
Motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!
Anthem: [[State Anthem of the Soviet Union|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
• [[Great October Socialist Revolution|October Revolution]]
1917 November 7th
1922 December 30th
• World War II victory
1945 May 9th
• Counter-revolution

[[Death of Joseph

Stalin|1953]]–1957
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 until its dissolution in 1991. It was the first state to achieve socialism. However, it fell to revisionism in the 1950s.

History

Background

Russian Empire

Main article: Russian Empire

In 1861, the Russian Empire, also known as Tsarist Russia, abolished feudalism.

Provisional Government

RSFSR

References

  1. ↑ 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].
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 CIA World Factbook (1990). [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_World_Factbook_(1990)/Soviet_Union Soviet Union – World Factbook (Wikisource)]
  3. ↑ CIA World Factbook (1991). [https://www.theodora.com/wfb1991/soviet_union/soviet_union_economy.html Soviet Union Economy]
  4. ↑ CIA World Factbook (1990). [https://www.theodora.com/wfb/1990/rankings/gdp_per_capita_1.html GDP per Capita 1990]
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