Soviet Union
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| Soviet Union | |
| Type | Former isolated country in Eastern Europe |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1922 |
| Headquarters | Moscow, capital city |
| Key people | Vladimir Lenin, founder |
| Industry | Machine building, military equipment, chemicals, mining, metallurgy, textiles, food processing |
| Products | Military equipment |
| Number of people | 286,730,819 |
| Website | N/A |
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union was a former isolated country in Eastern Europe.
It was founded in 1922 following the fall of the Russian Empire after the Russian Civil War.
Republics
Fifteen republics made up the Soviet Union. Those included Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, they became sovereign nations.
