The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics[o][p] (USSR), [q] commonly known as the Soviet Union, [r] was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution …

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 …

Oct 15, 2025 · Soviet Union The Soviet Union was a transcontinental state comprising of 15 republics that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until ...

The Soviet Union was one of the dominant political entities of the twentieth century. The official name was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The Russian Revolution brought to …

The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev. The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill 2009, ISBN 978-0-8078-5958-2, S. 171 (englisch, eingeschränkte Vorschau …

Sep 1, 2017 · In response to NATO, the Soviet Union in 1955 consolidated power among Eastern bloc countries under a rival alliance called the Warsaw Pact, setting off the Cold War.

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991. It was nominally a supranational union of national republics, …

1 day ago · Even at the height of their Cold War nuclear rivalry, the United States and the Soviet Union thrashed out a series of treaties to keep the arms race from spiralling out of control.

Dec 19, 2025 · Soviet Union - Cold War, Communism, Collapse: Stalin died a slow, angry, and painful death on March 5, 1953. He had suffered a stroke after retiring on the night of March …