Question: when did the soviet union change to russia
Answer: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Союз Советских Социалистических Республик Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik 1922 -- 1991 Flag ( 1980 -- 1991 ) State Emblem Motto Workers of the world , unite ! Пролетарии всех стран , соединяйтесь ! ( Proletarii vsekh stran , soyedinyaytes ' ! Literally : Proletarians of all countries , unite ! ) Anthem The Internationale ( 1922 -- 1944 ) State Anthem of the Soviet Union ( 1944 -- 1956 ) State Anthem of the Soviet Union ( modified version ) ( 1977 -- 1991 ) The Soviet Union after World War II Capital Moscow Languages Russian ( de facto official ) Other languages ( show ) Ukrainian Belarusian U