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Bookmark or Share- History of the Soviet Union - WikipediaThe Soviet Union emerged as one of the world's two superpowers, leading the Eastern Bloc in opposition to the Western Bloc during the Cold War. This period saw the USSR engage in an arms race, the Space Race , and proxy wars around the globe.
- What Countries Were Part of the Soviet Union? - HISTORYFounded in 1922 as a confederation of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Transcaucasia (comprised of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia), the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) eventually grew...
- Soviet Union ‑ Countries, Cold War & Collapse | HISTORYThe Soviet Union was the world’s first Marxist‑Communist state and was one of the biggest and most powerful nations in the world.
- Soviet Union | History, Leaders, Flag, Map, & Anthem | BritannicaSoviet 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 Ocean and, in its final years, consisting of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics.
- collapse of the Soviet Union - Encyclopedia BritannicaCollapse of the Soviet Union, sequence of events that led to the dissolution of the U.S.S.R. on December 31, 1991. The reforms implemented by President Mikhail Gorbachev and the backlash against them hastened the demise of the Soviet state. Learn more about one of the key events of the 20th century in this article.
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