Soviet Russia

American  

[soh-vee-it ruhsh-uh] / ˈsoʊ vi ɪt ˈrʌʃ ə /

noun

1. Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 1922–91.

2. Informal. (loosely) the Soviet Union.

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Soviet Russia British  

noun

1. another name for Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Soviet Union

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Etymology

Origin of Soviet Russia

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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Soviet Russia

Like many officers of his generation, Syrsky was born in Soviet Russia and studied at a Red Army academy in Moscow.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

To be fair, Brin left Moscow when he was quite young and really may not recall what it was like there — and how little resemblance Soviet Russia could ever have to California.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

Both of them viewed Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia as exemplars of an entirely new political system, unknown to previous students of political philosophy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

The coup’s leaders also wanted to arrest Boris Yeltsin, the new, progressive leader of Soviet Russia.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025

If we consider the Third Army from this general point of view, we shall see that it represents in miniature the whole of Soviet Russia.

From Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) by Trotzky, Leon Davidovich