It was called the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (RSFSR) immediately after the October Revolution. The "Soviet Union" was actually a different nation than the RSFSR. The Soviet Union was formed by the union of four separate republics: the RSFSR, Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasian Federation a federation of the countries of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan) when they entered into the Treaty of the Soviet Union in 1923 and it was ratified in 1924.
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.
Russia is most closely associated with the Soviet Union because it was the largest , most powerful and most influential of all the republics that made up the Soviet Union. It was Russia that created the Soviet Union when Vladimir Lenin had Russia join with Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation to create the Soviet Union in December 1922. Many people erroneously think that the Soviet Union is simply another name for Russia. It is not.RussiaRussia is most closely associated with the Soviet Union because it was the largest , most powerful and most influential of all the republics that made up the Soviet Union. It was Russia that created the Soviet Union when Vladimir Lenin had Russia join with Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation to create the Soviet Union in December 1922. Many people erroneously think that the Soviet Union is simply another name for Russia. It is not.
No new name was given in 1922. In July 1918, the now ruling Bolsheviks/ Communists adopted the name "Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic" as a new name for Russia. Afterwards, in 1924, the RSFSR entered into the Soviet Union Treaty with Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasian Federation (Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia) and formed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the USSR.
This is the old Russian abbreviation of the Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. It was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991. An informal name used among its residents was the Union (Soyuz).
After the October Revolution, Russia became the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic. In December 1922, it joined with Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation (Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan) to form the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Russia was known as the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1991. The Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991 with the signing of the Belavezha Accord.
The Soviet Union used to be in both Europe and Asia (the bigger part). In 1991, the Soviet Union dissolved and was replaced by smaller countries. Now its name is Russia again (like before 1922). Its capital is still Moscow.
The Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin led the Russian Revolution in 1917 which in 1922 the name officially became the USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or Soviet Union.
Soviet Union
Russia is most closely associated with the Soviet Union because it was the largest , most powerful and most influential of all the republics that made up the Soviet Union. It was Russia that created the Soviet Union when Vladimir Lenin had Russia join with Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation to create the Soviet Union in December 1922. Many people erroneously think that the Soviet Union is simply another name for Russia. It is not.RussiaRussia is most closely associated with the Soviet Union because it was the largest , most powerful and most influential of all the republics that made up the Soviet Union. It was Russia that created the Soviet Union when Vladimir Lenin had Russia join with Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation to create the Soviet Union in December 1922. Many people erroneously think that the Soviet Union is simply another name for Russia. It is not.
The Russian Empire changed its name to the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic (RSFSR) in July 1918. It did not simply change its name to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The USSR came about in December 1922, when the RSFSR joined with Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation to form the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
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.
Russia is most closely associated with the Soviet Union because it was the largest , most powerful and most influential of all the republics that made up the Soviet Union. It was Russia that created the Soviet Union when Vladimir Lenin had Russia join with Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation to create the Soviet Union in December 1922. Many people erroneously think that the Soviet Union is simply another name for Russia. It is not.RussiaRussia is most closely associated with the Soviet Union because it was the largest , most powerful and most influential of all the republics that made up the Soviet Union. It was Russia that created the Soviet Union when Vladimir Lenin had Russia join with Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation to create the Soviet Union in December 1922. Many people erroneously think that the Soviet Union is simply another name for Russia. It is not.
Russia is most closely associated with the Soviet Union because it was the largest , most powerful and most influential of all the republics that made up the Soviet Union. It was Russia that created the Soviet Union when Vladimir Lenin had Russia join with Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation to create the Soviet Union in December 1922. Many people erroneously think that the Soviet Union is simply another name for Russia. It is not.RussiaRussia is most closely associated with the Soviet Union because it was the largest , most powerful and most influential of all the republics that made up the Soviet Union. It was Russia that created the Soviet Union when Vladimir Lenin had Russia join with Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation to create the Soviet Union in December 1922. Many people erroneously think that the Soviet Union is simply another name for Russia. It is not.
No new name was given in 1922. In July 1918, the now ruling Bolsheviks/ Communists adopted the name "Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic" as a new name for Russia. Afterwards, in 1924, the RSFSR entered into the Soviet Union Treaty with Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasian Federation (Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia) and formed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the USSR.
The actual name of Russia is Rossiya, transliterated from Cyrillic to English. The official government and state name in English is the Russian Federation, or Rossiskaya Federatziya transliterated.
In November 1918, the "government" in the sense of the name of the country became the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic. In 1922, after joining with Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation, it became the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or the Soviet Union.