The Soviet Union and is no longer an official Olympic country ( since it has dissolved into Russia and several other Iron Curtain components ) stalls in second for the time being with nearly 400 golds .
The Soviet Union joined the Olympic festivities as late as the 1950s .
The Soviet Union , who joined the Olympic festivities as late as the 1950s , and is no longer an official Olympic country ( since it has dissolved into Russia and several other Iron Curtain components ) stalls in second for the time being with nearly 400 golds .