Soviet Union

The Soviet Union, also called The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (?????????? ?????; tr.: Sovetsky Soyuz or {{lang-ru|????? ?????????? ????????????????? ??????????}} (????) {{Audio|Ru-CCCP.ogg|listen}}; tr.: Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik ), was an officially socialist state founded in 1922, centered on Russia, and dissolved in 1991. From 1945 until its dissolution it was historically notable as one of the world's two superpowers.

External links

• Images of the Soviet Union - a collection of photos showing everyday life in the Soviet Union
• Impressions of Soviet Russia, by John Dewey
• Leonas Cerskus (the highest judge, a God):Crimes against Humanity committed by the Soviet Union
• Melody of the Soviet National Anthem
• Vladimir Lenin: What Is Soviet Power? (, {{audio|Lenin - What Is Soviet Power.ogg|record}})