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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or the USSR, was formed in 1922. when Russia merged with the Republic of Ukraine.
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Russia was not divided into separate republics when the Soviet Union was first formed. The Soviet Union was formed when Russia, the Ukraine, Belarus and the Transcaucasian Federation (Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan) banded together to form the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union then added more and more republics. In 1991, the Soviet Union dissolved into 15 separate republics.
The Commonwealth of Independent States also known as the CIS was formerly known as The Russian Commonwealth. The organization was regional and was formed after the breakup of the former Soviet Union and its participating countries were former Soviet Republics.
The Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic was one of the republics that formed the Soviet Union. Today it is known as Tajikistan. It is located in Asia.
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"Transcaucasia" is a geographical area south of the Caucasus Mountains, north of Turkey and between the Black and Caspian Seas. The area contains the Republics of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. When the Soviet Union was first formed, these 3 republics were unified in what was then called the Transcaucasian Federation. They are now separate republics.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO
NATO. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
"Transcaucasia" is a geographical area south of the Caucasus Mountains, north of Turkey and between the Black and Caspian Seas. The area contains the Republics of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. When the Soviet Union was first formed, these 3 republics were unified in what was then called the Transcaucasian Federation. They are now separate republics.
The organization was the Soviet's equivalent of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. So basically, it was to counteract NATO.
First there was Russia, then there was the Soviet Union, now there's Russia again. The Soviet Union is no more. Russia is the name of the country now, as it was before. The Soviet Union, or more formally the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or USSR, was composed of 15 different republics, of which Russia was the most powerful. Now it has broken up into 15 independent nations.