Soviet Union

The Soviet Union, officially known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or the USSR, was an union of countries in northern Eurasia. It was governed as a single-party state that existed from 1922 to 1991, ruled by the Communist Party with Moscow as its capital in its largest republic, the Russian SFSR. 
It was the largest country in the world by surface area, spanning over 10,000 kilometers east to west across eleven time zones and over 7,200 kilometers from north to south. Its territory included much of Eastern Europe, parts of Northern Europe, and all of Northern and Central Asia. Its diverse population was collectively known as Soviet people or Soviets.
== Post-Soviet States ==
* Russia
* Belarus
* Ukraine
* Moldova
* Uzbekistan
* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Tajikistan
* Turkmenistan
* Georgia
* Azerbaijan
* Armenia
* Lithuania
* Latvia
* Estonia
Category:Countries
Category:Former Countries