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Soviet Union

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 Soviet Union on Wikipedia
Flag of the Soviet Union.

Etymology

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Clipping ofUnion of Soviet Socialist Republics. Attested since October 1919 in U.S. newspapers.[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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theSovietUnion

  2. (historical) A formertranscontinentalcountry inEurope andAsia (1922–1991), now split intoRussia and 14 other countries. Official name:Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
    • 2005,Tony Judt, “The Impossible Settlement”, inPostwar: A history of Europe since 1945, London: Vintage Books, published2010,→ISBN:
      Hence the famous February 9th 1946 speech at the Bolshoi Theatre, where Stalin announced that theSoviet Union was returning to its pre-war emphasis on industrialization, war-preparedness, and the inevitability of conflict between capitalism and Communism, and made explicit what was already obvious, that henceforth theSoviet Union would cooperate with the West only when it suited her.
  4. (informal,historical,synecdochically) TheRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

Descendants

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Translations

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USSR—see alsoUnion of Soviet Socialist Republics,‎USSR

See also

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References

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  1. ^Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “Soviet Union”, inOnline Etymology Dictionary.
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