Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Americannoun
noun
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If it was the latter, the Cold War didn’t end with the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
From Washington Times ● May 2, 2023
"CCCP" is daubed on a closed shop front - the Cyrillic letters for USSR, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 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
On Dec. 25, the formal end of the Soviet empire was sealed when he resigned as president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
Communists had just taken over the country and would rename it the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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