It was Kazakhstan. In the fifties was tried to cultivate the land of it and Brezhnev wrote a book "Celina" about it.
The Kazakh SSR (Soviet Socialist Republic) which is now Kazakhstan
Russia was easily the largest at over 17,000,000 sq km. Second largest was Kazakhstan at a little over 2,717,000 sq km. Third largest was the Ukraine at a little over 603,000 sq km.
USA but Soviet Union close second
Russia's still the largest (though by a smaller margin than when it included the entire Soviet Republic). Canada is second-largest.
The second largest what?
Canada is the world's second largest country.
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the second leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), also known as the Soviet Union and sometimes referred to, somewhat inaccurately, as "Russia". The USSR no longer exists as of 1991. Russia, the largest part of the former Soviet Union, is now a country.
Canada is the second largest country by area.
Canada is the second largest country in the world.
Iceland is the second largest country in Europe.
The second largest country area wise is Canada, but India is second largest by population.
Canada is the second largest country, Russia is the largest
The second largest country in Asia is China.