claim: The UN included the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
evidence: The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic -LRB- Ukrainian SSR or UkrSSR or UkSSR ; Украінська Радянська Соціалістична Республіка , Украінська РСР Украинская Советская Социалистическая Республика , Украинская ССР see `` Name '' section below -RRB- , commonly referred to in English as Ukraine -LRB- -LSB- juːˈkreɪn -RSB- Украіна , tr .. Ukrainian. Ukrainian language. Soviet. Republics of the Soviet Union. English. English language. Ukraine. Ukraine. Ukrayina -LSB- ukrɑˈjinɑ -RSB- -RRB- , was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union from its inception in 1922 to its breakup in 1991 .. Soviet Union. Soviet Union. Soviet. Republics of the Soviet Union. constituent republics. Republics of the Soviet Union. breakup. Dissolution of the Soviet Union. From 1919 -- 22 it was a sovereign state .. sovereign state. sovereign state. Throughout this period Ukraine was referred to as a Soviet socialist state .. Soviet. Republics of the Soviet Union. Ukraine. Ukraine. It is referred to sometimes as Soviet Ukraine by some historians .. Soviet. Republics of the Soviet Union. Ukraine. Ukraine. The Ukrainian SSR was a founding member of the United Nations , although it was legally represented by the All-Union state in its affairs with countries outside of the Soviet Union .. Soviet Union. Soviet Union. Ukrainian. Ukrainian language. Soviet. Republics of the Soviet Union. United Nations. United Nations. founding member. Member states of the United Nations. affairs with countries outside of the Soviet Union. Foreign relations of the Soviet Union. Upon the Soviet Union 's dissolution and perestroika , the Ukrainian SSR was transformed into the modern nation-state and renamed itself to Ukraine , although Ukraine 's new constitution was only ratified on 28 June 1996 .. Soviet Union. Soviet Union. Ukrainian. Ukrainian language. Soviet. Republics of the Soviet Union. perestroika. perestroika. Ukraine. Ukraine. constitution. Constitution of Ukraine. Throughout its 72-year history , the republic 's borders changed many times , with a significant portion of what is now Western Ukraine being annexed by Soviet forces in 1939 from the Republic of Poland , and the addition of Crimea in 1954 .. Soviet. Republics of the Soviet Union. Ukraine. Ukraine. Western Ukraine. Western Ukraine. annexed by Soviet forces. Soviet annexation of Western Ukraine, 1939–1940. Republic of Poland. Second Polish Republic. Crimea. Crimean Oblast. From the start , the eastern city of Kharkiv served as the republic 's capital .. Kharkiv. Kharkiv. However , in 1934 , the seat of government was subsequently moved to the city of Kiev , which remained the capital of newly independent Ukraine .. Kiev. Kiev. to the. Member states of the United Nations. Ukraine. Ukraine. Geographically , the Ukrainian SSR was situated in Eastern Europe to the north of the Black Sea , bordered by the Soviet republics of Moldavia , Byelorussia , and the Russian SFSR .. Ukrainian. Ukrainian language. Russian. Russian language. Soviet. Republics of the Soviet Union. to the. Member states of the United Nations. Eastern Europe. Eastern Europe. Black Sea. Black Sea. Moldavia. Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic. Byelorussia. Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. Russian SFSR. Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. The Ukrainian SSR 's border with Czechoslovakia formed the Soviet Union 's western-most border point .. Soviet Union. Soviet Union. Ukrainian. Ukrainian language. Soviet. Republics of the Soviet Union. Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia. According to the Soviet Census of 1989 the republic had a population of 51,706,746 inhabitants , which fell sharply after the breakup of the Soviet Union .. Soviet Union. Soviet Union. Soviet. Republics of the Soviet Union. to the. Member states of the United Nations. breakup. Dissolution of the Soviet Union. Soviet Census of 1989. Soviet Census ( 1989 ). fell sharply. Demographics of Ukraine#Historical data