There were 15 republics in the Soviet Union: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belorussia ( Belarus), Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia (see Kyrgyzstan), Latvia, Lithuania, Moldavia (Moldova), Russia, Tadzhikistan (Tajikistan), Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
There were 15 states in the former USSR
Because Tajikistan was one the republics with made up the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, a.k.a., the Soviet Union) and which gained independence in the early 90s.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The USSR was the whole thing, including Russia. Kazakhstan was the next largest after Russia.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
The full form of USSR is Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics.
russia and others
The initials USSR stood for "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics".
There were 15 states in the former USSR
Until 1991 they were all republics of the former Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics).They were also all part of the Russian Empire until 1917.They are all former Soviet "republics" now independent after the breakup of the USSR.
All the countries that used to be part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, commonly referred to as "Russia" in the United States because Russia was the largest and most populated of the republics.
Until 1991 they were all republics of the former Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics).They were also all part of the Russian Empire until 1917.They are all former Soviet "republics" now independent after the breakup of the USSR.
Because Tajikistan was one the republics with made up the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, a.k.a., the Soviet Union) and which gained independence in the early 90s.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The USSR was the whole thing, including Russia. Kazakhstan was the next largest after Russia.
The USSR is an abbreviation of The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
USSR stands for : Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
It's the basic monetary unit of Russia and some other former republics of the USSR, equal to 100 kopeks.