Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Americannoun
noun
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It was to be called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
Of course, Russians, Ukrainians and the other peoples of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics suffered unspeakable horrors during World War II, with an estimated 27 million soldiers and civilians perishing.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
In 1922, Vladimir Lenin proclaimed the establishment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, which lasted nearly seven decades before dissolving in December 1991.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 30, 2020
As noted above, revolution in Russia led to the collapse of the Tsarist state and, after a bloody civil war, the emergence of the world’s first communist nation: the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Gold knew only the basics: Communists had taken over Russia in a recent revolution and renamed the country the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or Soviet Union.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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