Before revision: The United Nations Secretariat, however, expressed the following opinion: Russia and the Soviet Union The Russian SFSR within the Soviet Union in 1922–1924|260pxThe Russian SFSR within the Soviet Union in 1956–1991|260px The Russian Federation succeeded to the Soviet Union's seat, including its permanent membership on the Security Council in the United Nations after the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union, which originally co-founded the UN in 1945.
After revision: The United Nations Secretariat, however, expressed the following opinion: Russia and the Soviet Union The Russian SFSR within the Soviet Union in 1956–1991|260px The Russian Federation succeeded to the Soviet Union's seat, including its permanent membership on the Security Council in the United Nations after the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union, which originally co-founded the UN in 1945.