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Soviet Union

Historical union state, Eastern Europe and Northern Asia (1922-1991)

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from its formation in 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It was the world's third-most populous country, the largest by area, and bordered twelve other countries. A diverse multinational state, it was organized as a federal union of national republics, with the largest and most populous being the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (SFSR). Its capital and largest city was Moscow.

Facts
Capital
Moscow 1
Population
293,047,571 1
Area (sq km)
22,402,200 1
Independence or Founding Year
1922 1
Dissolution or End Year
1991 1
Classification
Sovereignty Status
Historical or Dissolved State 1
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Participant In

Cuban Missile Crisis

Also in History Atlas: a participant in this subject.

Spanish Civil War

Also in History Atlas: a participant in this subject.

Nationals Include

Platon Morozov

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Roman Kolodkin

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Roman Rudenko

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Roman Rudenko (Wikipedia)tier 2
Sergei Krylov

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source International Court of Justice: All Members of the International Court of JusticeNationality
Quote, Nationality
Sergei Borisovitch Krylov USSR 1946-1952
Sergey Golunsky

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Vladimir Grabar

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Vladimir Grabar (Wikipedia)tier 2
Vladimir Koretsky

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source International Court of Justice: All Members of the International Court of JusticeNationality
Quote, Nationality
Vladimir M. Koretsky USSR 1961-1970
Vladimir Terebilov

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Alexander Fadeyev

Also in Literature Atlas: a national of this subject.

Ilya Ilf

Also in Literature Atlas: a national of this subject.

Yevgeny Petrov

Also in Literature Atlas: a national of this subject.

Alexander Gelfond

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Andrey Kolmogorov

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Andrey Kolmogorov
David Kazhdan

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Ivan Vinogradov

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ivan Vinogradov (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [nationality-culture]
Quote, Lead paragraph [nationality-culture]
was a Soviet mathematician
Mark Krein

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source MacTutor biography of Mark Krein, St AndrewsSummary
Quote, Summary
Mark G Krein was a Soviet mathematician who worked in functional analysis, operator theory, classical analysis and representation theory.
Nikolai Chebotaryov

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Olga Bondareva

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Pavel Urysohn

Also in Mathematics Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Pavel Urysohn (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [nationality-culture]
Quote, Lead paragraph [nationality-culture]
was a Soviet mathematician
Konstantin Buteyko

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Vasilii Kolesov

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Vasily Krylov

Also in Medicine Atlas: a national of this subject.

Fyodor Konstantinov

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Alexander Luria

Also in Psychology Atlas: a national of this subject.

Alexei Leontev

Also in Psychology Atlas: a national of this subject.

Bluma Zeigarnik

Also in Psychology Atlas: a national of this subject.

Ivan Pavlov

Also in Psychology Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Ivan Pavlovtier 2
Lev Vygotsky

Also in Psychology Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Lev Vygotskytier 2
Sergei Rubinstein

Also in Psychology Atlas: a national of this subject.

Abram Alikhanov

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Abram Alikhanov (Wikidata)
Alexander Karpinsky

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Alexander Karpinsky - Wikipedia
Alexander Oparin

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Anatoli Vitushkin

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Andrey Kolmogorov

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Igor Kurchatov

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Igor Tamm

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Igor Tamm (Wikipedia)
Ilya Frank

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ilya Frank (Wikipedia)
Ivan Pavlov

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ivan Pavlov (Wikipedia)tier 3
Kadir Timergazin

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (Wikidata)
Lev Landau

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Lev Pontryagin

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Lev Pontryagin (Wikidata)
Nikolai Vavilov

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Nikolai Vavilov (Wikipedia)tier 3
Nikolay Semyonov

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Nikolay Semyonov (Wikidata)
Olga Skorokhodova

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Olga Skorokhodova (Wikidata)
Pavel Cherenkov

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Pavel Cherenkov (Wikipedia)
Pyotr Kapitsa

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Pyotr Kapitsa (Wikipedia)tier 3
Rollan Kadyev

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Sergei Novikov

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

Vladimir Veksler

Also in Science Atlas: a national of this subject.

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Origin Of

Postconstructivism

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Postconstructivism (Wikipedia)Lead section
Quote, Lead section
Postconstructivism was a transitional architectural style that existed in the Soviet Union in the 1930s, typical of early Stalinist architecture before World War II.
Soviet Architectural Modernism

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Andrei Tarkovsky

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Rudolf Nureyev

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Anatoly Alexandrov

Also in Energy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Andrei Sakharov

Also in Energy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Georgy Flyorov

Also in Energy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Zhores Alferov

Also in Energy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Battleship Potemkin

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Close to Eden

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Come and See

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Earth

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Man with a Movie Camera

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

October: Ten Days That Shook the World

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Solaris

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Stalker

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Storm Over Asia

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Strike

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The Ascent (1977 film)

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

The Colour of Pomegranates

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

The Cranes Are Flying

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

The Theme

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Dressed herring

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Dressed herring (Wikipedia)Infobox: country
Quote, Infobox: country
USSR
Mimosa salad

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Mikhail Gorbachev

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

And Quiet Flows the Don

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Wikipedia)tier 2
Roadside Picnic

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

The Master and Margarita

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

The Twelve Chairs

Also in Literature Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Site Of

Battleship Potemkin

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Interkosmos

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Soviet space program

Also in Space and Astronomy Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Collectivization in the Soviet Union

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: found in this subject.

1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Constitution of the Soviet Union (1936)

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (source article)Opening definition [country-or-jurisdiction]
Quote, Opening definition [country-or-jurisdiction]
signed by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union on August 23, 1939
Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (Wikipedia)Lead, third paragraph
Quote, Lead, third paragraph
The PTBT was signed by the governments of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States in Moscow on 5 August 1963
START I

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Dissolution of the Soviet Union

Also in Political Atlas: found in this subject.

Soviet Union-United States radio chess match of 1945

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Soviet Union-United States radio chess match of 1945 (Wikipedia)Lead [origin-region]
Quote, Lead [origin-region]
a chess match between the United States and the USSR
Battle of Moscow

Also in War and Military Atlas: found in this subject.

Soviet Armed Forces

Also in War and Military Atlas: found in this subject.

Sources
1. Wikidata: Soviet Union
  • Wikidata Q15180, historical-state QID for cross-atlas nationality mapping (w-bbfill-sport6-0927)
  • Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata P1082 (population), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata Q15180, class allow-list match (Q3024240 historical country)
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Soviet Union (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Quote, Introduction
The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from its formation in 1922 until its dissolution in 1991.

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