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The official names of the Soviet Union, officially known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, in the languages of the Soviet Republics (presented in the constitutional order) and other languages of the USSR, were as follows.

## Official republic-level languages

| Language | Abbreviation | Full name | Short name |
| Russian | СССР | Союз Советских Социалистических Республик(Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik; BGN/PCGN) (Sojuz Sovetskix Socialističeskix Respublik; Scientific) | Советский Союз |
| Ukrainian | СРСР | Союз Радянських Соціалістичних Республік(Soyuz Radyansʹkykh Sotsialistychnykh Respublik; BGN/PCGN) (Sojuz Radianśkych Socialistyčnych Respublik; Scientific) | Радянський Союз |
| Belarusian | СССР | Саюз Савецкіх Сацыялістычных Рэспублік(Sayuz Savyetskikh Satsyyalistychnykh Respublik; BGN/PGCN) (Sajuz Savieckich Sacyjalistyčnych Respublik; Łacinka) | Савецкі Саюз |
| Uzbek | ССРИ | Совет Социалистик Республикалари Иттифоқи (Sovet Sotsialistik Respublikalari Ittifoqi) | Совет Иттифоқи |
| Kazakh | ССРО | Советтік Социалистік Республикалар Одағы (Sovettık Sotsialistık Respublikalar Odağy) | Советтер Одағы |
| Georgian | სსრკ | საბჭოთა სოციალისტური რესპუბლიკების კავშირი (sabch’ota sotsialist’uri resp’ublik’ebis k’avshiri) | საბჭოთა კავშირი |
| Azerbaijani | ССРИ | Совет Сосиалист Республикалары Иттифагы (Sovet Sosialist Respublikaları İttifaqı) | Совет Иттифагы |
| Lithuanian | TSRS | Tarybų Socialistinių Respublikų Sąjunga | Tarybų Sąjunga |
| Moldavian (Cyrillic Romanian) | УРСС | Униуня Републичилор Советиче Сочиалисте (Uniunea Republicilor Sovietice Socialiste) | Униуня Советикэ |
| Latvian | PSRS | Padomju Sociālistisko Republiku Savienība | Padomju Savienība |
| Kirghiz | ССРС | Советтик Социалисттик Республикалар Союзу (Sovettik Sotsialisttik Respublikalar Soyuzu) | Советтер Союзу |
| Tajik | ИҶШС | Иттиҳоди Ҷумҳуриҳои Шӯравии Сосиалистӣ (Ittihodi Jumhurihoi Shūravii Sosialistī) | Иттиҳоди Шӯравӣ |
| Armenian | ԽՍՀՄ | Խորհրդային Սոցիալիստական Հանրապետությունների Միություն (Khor'hr'dayin Soc'ialistakan Hanrapetut'yunner'i Miutʿyun) | Խորհրդային Միություն |
| Turkmen | ССРС | Совет Социалистик Республикалары Союзы (Sowet Sosialistik Respublikalary Soýuzy) | Совет Союзы |
| Estonian | NSVL | Nõukogude Sotsialistlike Vabariikide Liit | Nõukogude Liit |

## Official minority languages

| Language | Abbreviation | Full name | Short name |
| Adyghe | ССРС | Советскэ Социалистическэ Республикхэм я Союз (Sovetskė Sotsialisticheskė Respublikkhėm ya Soyuz) | Советскэ Союз |
| Avar | ССРС | Советазул Социалистиял Республиказул Союз (Sovetazul Sotsialistiyal Respublikazul Soyuz) | Советазул Союз |
| Bashkir | ССРС | Совет Социалистик Республикалар Союзы (Sovet Sotsialistik Respublikalar Soyuzı) | Советтар Союзы |
| Chechen | ССРС | Советски Социалистически Республикийн Союз (Sovetski Socialistiçeski Respublikiyn Soyuz) | Советски Союз |
| Chuvash | ССРС | Социаллӑ Совет Республикисен Союзӗ (Sociallă Sovet Respublikisen Sojuzĕ) | Совет Союзӗ |
| Crimean Tatar | ССРС | Совет Социалистик Республикалар Союзи (Sovet Sotsialistik Respublikalar Soyuzi) | Совет Иттифакъы |
| Dungan (Chinese script) | СШГЛ | Совет Шәхуэйҗўйи Гунхәгуә Лянмән (蘇維埃社會主義共和國聯盟; Sūwéi'āi Shèhuìzhǔyì Gònghéguó Liánméng) | Совет Лянбон (蘇維埃聯邦) |
| Erzya | ССРС | Советской Социалистической Республикатнень Союз (Sovetskoy Sotsialisticheskoy Respublikatnenʹ Soyuz) | |
| Even | ССРС | Советсканя Социалистическаня Республиканя Союзатан (Sovetskanja Socialističeskanja Respublikanja Sojuzatan) | |
| Finnish | SNTL | Sosialististen Neuvostotasavaltojen Liitto | Neuvostoliitto |
| German | UdSSR | Union der Sozialistischen Sowjetrepubliken | Sowjetunion |
| Greek | ΕΣΣΔ | Ένωση Σοβιετικών Σοσιαλιστικών Δημοκρατιών (Énosi Sovietikón Sosialistikón Dimokratión) | Σοβιετική Ένωση |
| Ingush | ССРС | Советски Социалистически Республикай Союз (Sovetski Socialističeski Respublikaj Sojuz) | |
| Kabardian | ССРС | Советскэ Социалистическэ Республикэхэм я Союз (Sovetskè Socialističeskè Respublikèxèm ja Sojuz) | |
| Karelian (Proper) | SNTL | Sosialistisien neuvoštotašavaltojen liitto | Neuvoštoliitto |
| Khakas | ССРС | Советскай Социалистическай Республикалар Союзы (Sovetskay Sotsialistiçeskay Respublikalar Soyuzį) | |
| Komi | ССРС | Сӧветскӧй Социалистическӧй Республикаяслӧн Союз (Sövetsköy Socialističesköy Respublikayaslön Soyuz) | |
| Kumyk | ССРС | Совет Социалист Республикаланы Союзу (Sovet Sotsialist Respublikalanı Soyuzu) | |
| Mari | ССРУ | Совет Социализм Республик-влак Ушем (Sovet Sotsializm Respublik-vlak Ušem) | Совет Ушем |
| Mongolian | ЗХУ | Зөвлөлт Социалист Бүгд Найрамдах Холбоот Улс (Zövlölt Socialist Bügd Najramdax Xolboot Uls) | Зөвлөлт Холбоот Улс |
| Moksha | ССРС | Советскяй Социалистическяй Республикатнень Союзсна (Sovetskjaj Socialističeskjaj Respublikatnenʹ Sojuzsna) | |
| Ossetian | ССРЦ | Советон Социалистон Республикæты Цæдис (Soveton Socialiston Respublikæty Cædis) | Советон Цæдис |
| Romanian (Latin alphabet) | URSS | Uniunea Republicilor Sovietice Socialiste | Uniunea Sovietică |
| Tatar | ССРС | Совет Социалистик Республикалар Союзы (Sovet Sotsialistik Respublikalar Soyuzı) | Советлар Союзы |
| Tuvan | ССРЭ | Совет Социалистиг Республикаларның Эвилели (Sovet Sotsialistig Respublikalaryng Evileli) | |
| Udmurt | ССРС | Советской Социалистической Республикаослэн Союззы (Sovetskoj Socialističeskaj Respublikaoslė Sojuzy) | |
| Yakut | ССРС | Советскай Социалистическай Республикалар Союзтара (Sovetskay Sotsialisticheskay Respublikalar Soyuztara) | Советскай Союз |
| Yiddish | פֿסס"ר | פֿאַרבאַנד פֿונ סאָוועטישע סאָציאַליסטישע רעפּובליקנ (before 1961) פֿאַרבאַנד פֿון סאָוועטישע סאָציאַליסטישע רעפּובליקן (Farband Fun Sovetishe Sotsialistishe Republikn) | סאָוועטן־פֿארבאנד |