The Soviet Union, or the USSR, would have been larger than current-day Russia, because the USSR was comprised of Russia, obviously, many other controlled countries, and Communist "satellite" countries.
Further to the above; there were 15 countries (also known as states) -
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
In 1991, Russia was a part of the Soviet Union. At its height, the Soviet Union covered 8,649,538 square miles. The Soviet Union broke apart in 1992. Modern Russia is its successor state and covers 6,592,800 square miles.
Soviet Union.
russia was formally known as the soviet union
Russia was the largest country created from the former Soviet Union.
Russia
no, its not! The Soviet Union is Russia.
No. The Soviet Union encompassed 14 other current countries aside from Russia.
Russia (Soviet Union)
Wich country bordered the sovient union and now borders Russia
When the Soviet Union exister, Russia was merely one country out of the whole Soviet Union. The Union also included countries like Kazahkstan and Turkestan. Russia just happens to be where the Soviet Union began.
The Soviet Union invaded Russia on September 17, 1939. The Soviet Union invaded the country 17 days after Germany did.
Russia/ soviet Union