Soviet Union Russia Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
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Rusija Sovjetska zveza ZSSR Zveza sovjetskih socialističnih republik
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991