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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.

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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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Source Alexander Yakovlev (engineer) (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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was a Soviet aeronautical engineer.

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Source Mikhail Yangel (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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was a Soviet engineer born in Irkutsk

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Source Valentin Turchin (Wikipedia)Lead section
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was a Soviet and American physicist

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Source Vladimir Levenshtein (Wikipedia)Lead section
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was a Russian and Soviet scientist

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Aleksei Nikolayevich Leontiev (Russian: Алексе́й Никола́евич Лео́нтьев, IPA: [lʲɪˈonʲtʲjɪf]; February 18, 1903 – January 21, 1979), was a Soviet Russian developmental psychologist and philosopher and a founder of activity theory.

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Sergei Leonidovich Rubinstein (Russian: Сергей Леонидович Рубинштейн; 18 June [O.S. 6 June] 1889 – 11 January 1960) was a Soviet psychologist and philosopher and one of the founders of the Marxist tradition in Soviet psychology.

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Source Alexander Dovzhenko (Wikipedia)

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Source Boris Dyozhkin (Wikipedia)Lead
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was a Soviet animator, animation and art director

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10 November [O.S. 28 October] 1902 – September 4, 1980) was a Soviet and Russian actor, director and screenwriter.

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Source Rustam Khamdamov (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [nationality]
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is a Soviet and Russian film director and artist

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Source Yuri Ozerov (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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was a Soviet-Russian film director and screenwriter

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Source Antonov An-71 (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a Soviet AWACS aircraft intended for use with VVS-FA (Fighter Bomber) forces of the Soviet Air Force

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Design work on the An-72 commenced during the early 1970s, likely as the Soviet Union's response

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Source Antonov An-74 (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a Soviet/Ukrainian transport aircraft developed by Antonov

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Source Antonov An-8 (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a Soviet-designed twin-turboprop, high-wing light military transport aircraft

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Source BA-10 (Wikipedia)Lead
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was an armored car developed in the Soviet Union in 1938 and produced through 1941

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Source BA-20 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The BA-20 (Russian: Broneavtomobil 20) was an armored car developed in the Soviet Union in 1934.

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Source BA-21 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The BA-21 was an experimental Soviet armored car from 1938.

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Source BA-3/6 (Wikipedia)Lead
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was a heavy armored car developed in the Soviet Union in 1933

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Source BA-64 (Wikipedia)Lead
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was a Soviet four-wheeled armoured scout car

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Source Bartini Beriev VVA-14 (source article)Infobox: national_origin
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Soviet Union

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Source Beriev A-40 (Wikipedia)Lead, country of origin
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is a Soviet/Russian jet-powered amphibious flying boat

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Source Beriev A-50 (Wikipedia)Lead, country of origin
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is a Soviet-origin airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft

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Source Beriev Be-1 (Wikipedia)Lead
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developed in the Soviet Union during the 1960s

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built by the Soviet Union from 1955

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Source Wikipedia: Beriev Be-12Lead sentence
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The Beriev Be-12 Chayka (Russian: Бериев Бе-12 Чайка, romanized: Chayka, lit. 'gull', NATO reporting name: Mail) is a Soviet turboprop-powered amphibious aircraft designed in the 1950s for anti-submarine and maritime patrol duties.

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Source Beriev Be-2 (Wikipedia)Lead
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built for the Soviet Navy shortly before World War II

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Source Beriev Be-4 (Wikipedia)Lead
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built to operate from Soviet warships during World War II

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Source Beriev Be-6 (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a flying boat produced by the Soviet Beriev OKB

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Source Beriev Be-8 (Wikipedia)Lead, country of origin
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was built by the Soviet Beriev OKB in 1947

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Source Beriev MBR-2 (Wikipedia)Lead
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was a Soviet multi-purpose (including reconnaissance) flying boat

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Source Beriev MBR-7 (Wikipedia)Lead
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was a Soviet short-range reconnaissance/bomber flying boat

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Source Beriev MDR-5 (Wikipedia)Lead
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was a Soviet long-range reconnaissance/bomber flying boat prototype

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Source Beriev R-1 (Wikipedia)Lead
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was the first Soviet turbojet-powered flying boat

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Source Beriev S-13 (Wikipedia)Lead
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was a Soviet reverse-engineered copy of the Lockheed U-2C

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is a series of Soviet and Russian biosatellites focused on space medicine

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советская боевая разведывательная машина 1950-х годов

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Source BRDM-2 (Wikipedia)Lead, designed in the Soviet Union
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is an amphibious armoured scout car designed and developed in the Soviet Union

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Source BTR-40 (Wikipedia)Lead
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is a Soviet open-topped, wheeled armoured personnel carrier and reconnaissance vehicle

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Source BTR-60 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers (APCs).

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Source BTR-70 (Wikipedia)Lead, developed in the Soviet Union
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originally developed by the Soviet Union during the late 1960s

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Source BTR-80 (Wikipedia)Lead, designed in the Soviet Union
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wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed in the Soviet Union

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Source Energia (rocket) (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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It was designed by NPO Energia of the Soviet Union

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Source GAZ LB-62 (Russian Wikipedia)Lead
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ЛБ-62 — советский экспериментальный лёгкий бронеавтомобиль периода Второй мировой войны.

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Source GAZ Volga (Wikipedia)Lead, origin
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originated in the Soviet Union

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Source GAZ-03-30 (Russian Wikipedia)Lead, country
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ГАЗ-03-30 — советский автобус малого класса на шасси грузовиков ГАЗ-АА и ГАЗ-ММ.

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Source GAZ-05-193 (Russian Wikipedia)Lead
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ГАЗ-05-193 — советский армейский штабной автобус малого класса на шасси грузовиков ГАЗ-ААА.

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Source GAZ-16 (Russian Wikipedia)Lead, origin
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экспериментальные советские автомобили повышенной проходимости

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Source GAZ-18 (Russian Wikipedia)Lead, origin
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советский двухместный автомобиль особо малого класса

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Source ГАЗ-21 (1936) (Wikipedia)Lead, Soviet vehicle
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ГАЗ-21 — советский экспериментальный автомобиль повышенной проходимости. В массовое производство не пошёл, хотя было изготовлено около ста машин.

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Source GAZ-21Lead
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is an automobile produced in the Soviet Union by GAZ

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Source GAZ-23 Volga (Russian Wikipedia)Lead, country
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советский автомобиль среднего класса

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Soviet-made cars

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Source GAZ-24-02 (Russian Wikipedia)Lead, origin
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советский легковой автомобиль второй группы среднего класса

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Source Conceptcarz: GAZ Volga (conceptcarz)Article, country of origin
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Soviet-made cars

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Source GAZ-24-10 (Russian Wikipedia)Lead, origin
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ГАЗ-24-10 «Волга» — советский автомобиль среднего класса производства Горьковского автомобильного завода.

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Source GAZ-24-24 (Russian Wikipedia)Lead, origin
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советские автомобили среднего класса специального назначения производства Горьковского автомобильного завода

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Source GAZ-24-95 (Russian Wikipedia)Lead, country
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советский полноприводный автомобиль среднего класса

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Source GAZ-3103 Volga (Russian Wikipedia)Lead, country
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первый переднеприводной седан Горьковского автомобильного завода

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Source GAZ-3301 (Russian Wikipedia)История, country of origin
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конце 1970-х годов устаревшему ГАЗ-66 потребовалась замена

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Source GAZ-34039 (Russian Wikipedia)Lead
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советский гусеничный снегоболотоход

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Source GAZ Chaika (Wikipedia)Lead, country
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is a luxury automobile from the Soviet Union

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Source Boris Lisunov (Wikipedia)Lead
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was a Soviet aerospace engineer

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Source Polikarpov (Wikipedia)Lead, Soviet bureau
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Polikarpov Design Bureau was a Soviet OKB (design bureau) for aircraft

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Source Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union (Wikipedia)Lead
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was created in 1924 by the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union as a court for the higher military and political personnel of the Red Army and Fleet

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

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

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Source People's Court (Soviet Union) (Wikipedia)Lead, country
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A people's court in the late Soviet Union was a court of first instance

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Source Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
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bilateral conferences and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union

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Source Supreme Court of the Soviet Union (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
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The Supreme Court of the Soviet Union, officially the Supreme Court of the USSR (Russian: Верховный Суд СССР) was the supreme judicial organ of the Soviet Union during its existence.

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

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Source Dmitry Karbyshev (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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was a Red Army general, professor of the Soviet General Staff Academy

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Source Mikhail Tukhachevsky (Wikipedia)Lead, first sentence
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was a Soviet general

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Source Soviet Army (Wikipedia)Lead
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was the land warfare service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces from 1946 to 1992
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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)
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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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