Soviet Union

The Soviet Union or USSR was a communists state founded in 1922 and dissolved in 1991 lasting 69 years and effecting world history greatly.

The Soviet Union is by far the largest nation in the entire game more than double the 2nd largest Russia, it is exclusive to the Europe - 1938 map including it's European territory and Pre-1939 Borders. It contains 25,692 Pixels, which is four times larger than the second largest state, France. It borders Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania and Turkey.

### **Geography**

The Soviet Union is the largest nation on the map, encompassing the east of the map. It contains all terrain types; hills, mountains, tundra, crossings and water with the Volga River to the east and Northern Urals further east. The Soviet Union have access to the Black sea, Baltic Sea, and Arctic Ocean. Most of the country is flat making it easy to invade, however due to it's overwhelming size it can generate plenty of gold meaning it will likely be around for a long time, unless the player intervenes.

## **Real Life**

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), also known as the Soviet Union, was a federal socialist state in Northern Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991. It was a state controlled by the Communist Party with Moscow as its capital in its largest republic, the Russian SFSR. Other major urban centers were Leningrad, Kiev, Minsk, Tashkent, Alma-Ata, and Novosibirsk. It was the largest country in the world, covering over one sixth of the Earth’s inhabited land area, spanning Eastern Europe, northern Asia, and portions of Eastern Asia.

The Soviet Union had its roots in the October Revolution of 1917 when the Bolsheviks, headed by Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Provisional Government that had earlier replaced the monarchy of the Russian Empire. They established the Russian Soviet Republic, beginning a civil war between the revolutionary “Reds” and the counter-revolutionary “Whites.” The Red Army entered several territories of the former Russian Empire and helped local Communists seize power. In 1922, the Communists were victorious, forming the Soviet Union with the unification of the Russian, Transcaucasian, Ukrainian, and Byelorussian republics.

### **History**

After the revolution, a civil war ensued between the revolutionary “Reds” and the counter-revolutionary “Whites.” The Red Army, backed by the Bolshevik government, defeated the White Army, which represented a large group of loosely allied forces including monarchists, capitalists, and supporters of other forms of socialism. During this period, known as the Red Terror, the Bolshevik secret police carried out a campaign of mass executions against supporters of the czarist regime and Russia’s upper classes.
In 1922, a treaty between Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Transcaucasia (modern Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan) formed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The newly established Communist Party, led by Marxist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, took control of the government. At its peak, the USSR consisted of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics.
Georgian-born revolutionary Joseph Stalin rose to power upon Lenin’s death in 1924. During his reign, which lasted until his death in 1953, Stalin transformed the Soviet Union from an agrarian society to an industrial and military superpower. Stalin implemented a series of Five-Year Plans to spur economic growth and transformation in the Soviet Union.
The history of the Soviet Union from 1982 through 1991 spans the period from the death of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev until the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Due to years of Soviet military buildup at the expense of domestic development, and complex systemic problems in the command economy, Soviet output stagnated.
The fall of the USSR in 1991 marked the end of the Cold War and the beginning of an era of rapid economic changes in the former Soviet republics. Despite its dissolution, the USSR left a significant legacy, both in terms of its impact on history and its role in shaping the modern world.

## **Trivia**

* The Soviet Union is the largest nation in the whole game.