Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

[ ruhsh-uhn soh-vee-it fed-uh-rey-tiv soh-shuh-list ri-puhb-lik ]

noun
  1. an independent socialist state 1917–22 and then the largest Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union 1922–91. Abbreviations: RSFSR, R.S.F.S.R.

Origin of Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

1
First recorded in 1920–25
  • Also called Russian Republic, Rus·sian So·cia·list Fed·er·a·tive So·vi·et Re·pub·lic .

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Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

noun
  1. (formerly) the largest administrative division of the Soviet Union: Abbreviation: RSFSR

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