Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

The **Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic** (**Russian SFSR** or **RSFSR**; , ), also known as the **Russian Soviet Republic** and the **Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic**, as well as being unofficially referred to as **Soviet Russia**, the **Russian Federation**, or simply **Russia**, was an independent socialist state from 1917 to 1922.  Afterwards it was the largest and most populous socialist republics of the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1922 to 1991. When the Soviet Union collapsed, the Russian SFSR became the Russian Federation.

## Infobox (former country)

- **conventional long name**: Russian Soviet Federative
Socialist Republic
- **common name**: the Russian SFSR
- **image flag**: Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1918–1925).svg
- **image flag2**: Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1954–1991).svg
- **image coat**:
- **symbol type**: Coat of arms of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|
- **national motto**: _Workers of the world, unite!_
Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!
_Proletarii vsekh stran, soyedinyaytes'!_ (transliteration, tr.)
- **image map**: Russian SFSR in the Soviet Union.svg
- **largest city**: Moscow
- **official languages**: Russian language, Russian<sup>b</sup>
- **demonym**: Russians, Russian
- **currency**: Soviet ruble (Rbl)<sup>h</sup>
- **currency code**: SUR
- **time zone**: (UTC +2 to +12)
- **calling code**: Telephone numbers in Russia, +7
- **iso3166code**: RU
- **cctld**: .su
- **footnote a**: Remained the national anthem of Russia until 2000.
- **footnote b**: Official language in the courts from 1937.
- **footnote c**: As Chairman of the VTsIK (All-Russian Central Executive Committee).
- **footnote d**: As chairman the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR from 29 May 1990 to 10 July 1991, then as President.
- **footnote e**: As Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSR
- **footnote f**: As Chairmen of the Council of Ministers – Government of the Russian SFSR
- **footnote g**: Served as acting head of government while President of Russia
- **footnote h**: Between 1917 and 1919 the Ruble, Imperial ruble lost all of its value due to overprinting. It would be replaced that same year by the new Soviet ruble.
- **footnotes**: Seven Hero City (Soviet Union), Hero City awards
- **year end**: 1991
- **life span**: 1917–1991
- **year start**: 1917
- **flag type**: Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Top: Flag
(1918–1925)
Bottom: Flag
(1954–1991)
- **image map caption**: The Russian SFSR (red) within the Soviet Union (red and white) between 1956 and 1991
- **recognised languages**: _See Languages of Russia_
- **title leader**: List of leaders of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic#Heads of state, Head of state
- **year leader1**: 1917 (first)
- **leader1**: Lev Kamenev<sup>c</sup>
- **year leader2**: (last)
- **leader2**: Boris Yeltsin<sup>d</sup>
- **title deputy**: List of leaders of the Russian SFSR#Heads of government, Head of government
- **year deputy1**: 1917–1924 (first)
- **deputy1**: Vladimir Lenin<sup>e</sup>
- **year deputy2**: 1990–1991
- **deputy2**: Ivan Silayev<sup>f</sup>
- **year deputy3**: 1991 (last)
- **deputy3**: Boris Yeltsin<sup>g</sup>
- **event start**: Bolshevik Coup, October Revolution
- **date start**: 7 November
- **event1**: Russian Civil War
- **date event1**: 1917–1923
- **event2**: Soviet republic proclaimed
- **date event2**: 25 January 1918
- **event3**: Treaty on the Creation of the USSR, USSR formed
- **date event3**: 30 December 1922
- **event4**: Crimean Oblast, Crimea 1954 transfer of Crimea, transferred to Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian SSR
- **date event4**: 19 February 1954
- **event5**: Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, State sovereignty
- **date event5**: 12 June 1990
- **event6**: Belovezh Accords
- **date event6**: 12 December 1991
- **event end**: Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- **date end**: 26 December
- **event post**: 1993 Russian constitutional referendum, End of the Soviet political system
- **date post**: 25 December 1993
- **stat area1**: 17125200
- **stat year1**: 1956
- **stat year2**: 1989
- **stat pop2**: 147,386,000
- **p1**: Russian Republic**1918:**
Russian Republic
- **s1**: Ukrainian People's Republic**1918:**
Ukrainian People's Republic (portion)
- **flag p1**: Flag of Russia.svg
- **flag p2**: Flag of Russia.svg
- **p2**: Russian State**1920:**
Russian State
- **flag p3**: Flag of Far Eastern Republic.svg
- **p3**: Far Eastern Republic**1922:**
Far Eastern Republic
- **flag p4**: Flag of Russia.svg
- **p4**: Priamurye Government**1923:**
Priamurye Government
- **flag p5**: Flag of Finland.svg
- **p5**: Finland**1940:**
Finland (portion)
- **flag p6**: Flag of the Tuvan People's Republic (1943-1944).svg
- **p6**: Tuvan People's Republic**1944:**
Tuva
- **flag p7**: Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg
- **p7**: Nazi Germany**1945:**
Germany (portion)
- **flag p8**: Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg
- **p8**: Empire of JapanJapan (portion)
- **flag p9**: Flag of the Karelo-Finnish SSR.svg
- **p9**: Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic**1956:**
Karelo-Finnish SSR
- **flag s1**: Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg
- **flag s2**: Flag of Estonia.svg
- **s2**: EstoniaEstonia (portion)
- **flag s3**: Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991–1995).svg
- **s3**: Belarusian People's RepublicBelarusian People's Republic (portion)
- **flag s4**: Flag of Latvia.svg
- **s4**: LatviaLatvia (portion)
- **flag s5**: Flag of the Soviet Union (1922–1923).svg
- **s5**: Soviet Union**1922:**
Soviet Union
- **flag s6**: Flag of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (1925-1927).svg
- **s6**: Uzbek SSR**1924:**
Uzbek SSR (portion)
- **flag s7**: Flag of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (1926–1937).svg
- **s7**: Turkmen SSR**1925:**
Turkmen SSR
- **flag s8**: Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1919–1927).svg
- **s8**: Byelorussian SSR**1926:**
Byelorussian SSR (portion)
- **flag s9**: Flag of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1937-1940).svg
- **s9**: Kazakh SSR**1936:**
Kazakh SSR
- **flag s10**: Flag of the Karelo-Finnish SSR (1940-1953).svg
- **s10**: Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic**1940:**
Karelo-Finnish SSR
- **flag s11**: Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
- **s11**: China**1991:**
China (portion)
- **flag s12**: Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg
- **s12**: History of Russia (1991–present)Russian Federation
- **footnotes2**: The Russian Democratic Federative Republic existed briefly on 19 January 1918, but actual sovereignty was still in the hands of the Soviets even after the Russian Constituent Assembly opened its first and last session in 1918.
- **event7**: Russian SFSR renamed into the Russian Federation
- **date event7**: 25 December 1991