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
On the centenary of the treaty that formed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, The Associated Press reviews the events of its rise and fall.
From Washington Times • Dec. 29, 2022
It was not his intention to liquidate the Soviet empire, but within five years of coming to power he had presided over the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2022
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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