Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. It was the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with twelve countries. An overall successor state to the Russian Empire, the country was nominally organized as a federal union of fifteen national republics, the largest and most populous of which was the Russian SFSR; in practice, both its government and its economy were highly centralized until its final years. It was the world's third-most populous country and Europe's most populous country. As a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, it was a flagship communist state. Its capital as well as its largest city was Moscow. Other highly urbanized centers included Leningrad, Kiev, Tashkent, Baku, Kharkov, and Minsk.
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Some of the key events about Soviet Union

  • 1917
    The October Revolution established the world's first socialist state
  • 1917
    The Bolshevik Revolution overthrew the provisional government, leading to civil war and the establishment of a one-party state
  • 1922
    The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was officially formed
  • 1930
    The Soviet Union implemented universal literacy programs
  • 1932
    The Soviet famine of 1932-33, also known as Holodomor, resulted in millions of deaths, particularly in Ukraine
  • 1934
    The Moscow Metro opened, becoming one of the world's most extensive and beautiful subway systems
  • 1937
    The Great Purge began, leading to mass arrests, executions, and deportations of alleged enemies of the state
  • 1939
    The Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact with Nazi Germany, secretly dividing Eastern Europe into spheres of influence
  • 1941
    Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, beginning the Great Patriotic War which resulted in enormous casualties and destruction
  • 1945
    The Soviet Union emerged as a superpower after World War II
  • 1953
    The "Doctors' Plot" antisemitic campaign accused Jewish doctors of conspiring to assassinate Soviet leaders
  • 1957
    The first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched into orbit
  • 1961
    The first human spaceflight was achieved with Vostok 1
  • 1962
    The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the Soviet Union and the United States to the brink of nuclear war
  • 1965
    The world's first nuclear-powered icebreaker, Lenin, began operation
  • 1975
    The Soyuz-Apollo mission marked the first joint U.S.-Soviet space flight
  • 1979
    The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, beginning a costly nine-year war
  • 1986
    The Mir space station was launched, becoming the first modular space station
  • 1986
    The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred, releasing large amounts of radioactive material into the environment
  • 1991
    The Soviet Union dissolved, ending 74 years of communist rule and leading to economic collapse in many former Soviet republics

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