Central Asia
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), also
called the Soviet Union, was a state in much of the northern region
of Eurasia that existed from 1922 until 1991. The list of republics
in the Soviet Union varied over the time. In its final years it consisted
of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics (S.S.R.'s). Russia was by far the largest
Republic in the Soviet Union, dominating in nearly all respects: land
area, population, economic output, and political influence. The territory
of the Soviet Union also varied, and in its most recent times approximately
corresponded to that of the late Imperial Russia, with notable exclusions
of Poland and Finland. The political organization of the country was
defined by the only recognized political party, the Communist Party
of the Soviet Union.
These were the Republics of the Former Soviet Union
and the names they adopted after the collapse of the USSR.
