Obvious differences: They used the symbol of a RED star; we used the WHITE star symbol. Both nations had the letters US to begin the title of their country. Both nations geographically extended to both the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans. Both nations experienced frontier movements: US citizens "went west", Soviet citizens explored "east" (Siberia). Opposite Governments: They believed that SOCIETY came first. We believed that INDIVIDUALS came first. The first ten amendments of the US Constitution's "Bill of Rights" are individual freedoms. They are not to protect a group of people (a society); they are to protect each and every single individual United States Human Being.
The USSR believed in socialist ways of living for their citizens. The US believed in individualism for its citizens.
The US is the United States
The USSR is the Soviet Union
Both of these had already gone into a war, called the Cold War, because both believed in opposite ideological views communism and capitalism. They also believed in different political views democracy, and communism. The US wanted individual richness for all citizens, while the USSR (soviet union) wanted all goods to belong to the government, so all citizens relied on the government's will to live a rich life. This was called the cold war because it was never fought physically, using Propaganda, and making each other look bad. There was also a technological issue concerning nuclear bombs. With some research this question can much more detailed, there are many books and websites that give this information. Good luck!
Answer 1
The Soviet Union was made up of many countries under a communist rule including Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, and many others. The Soviet Union collapsed completely after the fall of the Berlin Wall and then split into the many countries surrounding Russia that we have today, Russia being the largest.
Answer 2
Previous answer is totally wrong. The correct answer is:
Before the socialistic revolution, in Russian Empire were Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland as huge autonomy territories. They become Russian territories after some European wars (with Sweden especially etc).
Sometime in Russian Empire was Poland.
Answer 3
There were all caucasian and Asian territories in Russia (Georgia, Armenia, they are very ancient nation,...). Georgia especially because Russian tzars saved them from Turkey nation (Saakashvili is totally USA project, he is a traitor of his people and the traitor of Russia, because we always had close and very good relationships between Russia and Georgia).
There wasn't the country called Ukraine before 1991 finally. At first there were eastern-slavic tribes. Then they become a nation called Rus' with capital in Novgorod (862-882). Then the prince of Novgorod (a tzar) come in Kiev and made it the capital of Russia. He created the nation called Kiev's Russia (882-1240). In 1240 Mongolians destroy Kiev. Then, the capital was moved into Novgorod back, etc...
We always were the same people - Russians (Belarussia, Ukraina and Russia).
Soviet Russia gives the independence to Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Poland for western countries armies can't go through them in USSR. USSR give Alaska to America.
USSR can't give independence to Ukraina and Belarussia because there were no those countries, we were the MAIN AND INDIVISIBLE part of Russian Empire.
Some territories become Russians back after the World War II (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia). These countries were our enemies, and were enemies of Poland during WWII.
So the difference not in territories, but just in political organisation.
Answer 4
well right now russia has a democratic system and has a president. Ussr was communist system back then and then communism fell because of bad economy and no money to support the country so they renamed the country to russia, instead of ussr and no communist system but presidential.
Long story short, Soviet Union was what Russia was between 1922 to 1991. It was referred to as The Union of SovietSocialist Republics (USSR). After which it was called Russia.
Answer 5
Russia is the huge country which stretches from Byelorusse to the Bering Straits. The Soviet Union was the 15 SSRs which were the Republic between 1917 and the 1990s
The Soviet Union no longer exists. The Soviet Union was a union of 16 different republics. One of them was Russia. One of them was Ukraine. The United States consists of 50 different states. One of them is New York and one is Texas. Great Britain consists of different countries. One of them is England, another is Scotland.
It was the U.S.S.R before,now it's Russia and there's much more freedom (even too much) and rights.
The Russian Empire was just Russia under a monarchy. The Soviet Union was Russia plus a few other countries under a communist regime.
russian federation is the official name for russia, the former soviet union meants russia + the states that were part of the soviet union
No. Russia was a member of the Soviet Union until 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed.
soviet union
There isn't soviet union anymore it was Russia and many other countries together but then they divided the soviet union. Most part of the soviet union was Russia.
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.
it was the the soviet union
The Soviet Union was a socialist state that existed from 1922 to 1991, consisting of various republics including Soviet Russia. Soviet Russia, established in 1917, was one of the republics within the Soviet Union and eventually became the Russian Federation after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
no, its not! The Soviet Union is Russia.
No. Russia was a member of the Soviet Union until 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed.
In 1917 the Soviet Union was created by Russia.
soviet union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, otherwise known as the Soviet Union, Soviet Russia, or the U.S.S.R.
The Iron Curtain countries were the Soviet Union, controlled by Russia.
There isn't soviet union anymore it was Russia and many other countries together but then they divided the soviet union. Most part of the soviet union was Russia.
The Soviet Union was the actual country itself. The Soviet Bloc was a group of supposedly independent countries which were really controlled by the Soviet Union.
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.
The Soviet Union/ Russia
The Soviet Union (or Russia)