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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. The name is a translation of the Russian: Союз ...

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The Soviet Union 's collapse into independent nations began early in 1985. [dubious – discuss] After years of Soviet military buildup at the expense of domestic development ...

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Soviet Union. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Soviet Union. n (Placename) a former federal republic in E Europe and central and N Asia: the revolution of 1917 achieved the ...

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The Soviet Union came into being in the aftermath of World War I, which proved devestating to Russia. With morale at a low ebb, and with the blame focused on Tsar Nicholas II, the ...

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History. The Soviet Union was a country whose official name was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or U.S.S.R. It was created after World War I out of the remnants of the ...

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Soviet Union. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR or Soviet Union; Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, SSSR written in the Cyrillic alphabet as СССР) was ...

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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (abbreviated USSR, Russian: Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик, СССР (help·info ...

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The Soviet Union was a Communist federation made up of countries from Central Asia and Eastern Europe. The federation lasted from 1922 to 1991.MSN Encarta: USSR Entry The USSR was ...

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Soviet Union Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Russia; Leon Trotsky; Josef Stalin; Lenin; World War II; Chernobyl; Armand Hammer; Andrei Chikatilo. A coalition of 15 allegedly ...

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Why did the Soviet Union want to build the Berlin Wall?

Redcandy

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How did globalization affect the fall of the soviet union?

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When was the collapse of the Soviet Union and what caused it?

blah

Internal and external factors caused it. Internally, an economic crisis plus the policies initiated by Gorbachev, of Perestroika and glasnost. Externally, the tearing down of the Berlin wall and the...

How did the Soviet Union become a superpower after WWII?

Judi R

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What was the size of the Military of the Soviet Union during World War II?

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Was an atomic bomb exploded by the Soviet Union during the Korean War?

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In 1949, after numerous threats from the "Evil Empire" and its repressive regime of Truman, USSR made a good answer to those threats. The bomb was tested on the Semipalatinsk site in the Ka...

Good argument regarding the decline of the Soviet Union?

Nathan

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How did russia rebuild their economy after the soviet union?

like.whoa.

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Was immigration allowed into the Soviet Union and other socialist states?

Rain Dog

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Who was the first US president to visit the Soviet Union?

Cardinal Richelieu

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What exactly did Gorbachev do to the Soviet Union?

Naty:derniere

Well, in just a few words, he turned the soviet union into talcum powder. As far as I know, he realized that the country had severe flaws concerning the life of the citizens. In his writings he said:...

What was the name of the United States policy towards the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

Amber S

Detente. Chow!!

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During the cold war did the US and the Soviet Union both do espionage?

A girl

yes 100%

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How did the Soviet Union became Russia again?

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xlilmelx546

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how was the politburo bureaucracy in the soviet union?

olcaykar-turkey

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