No one renamed the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was dissolved by its member republics in December 1991. Russia was the largest Soviet republic and became, in a sense, the reincarnation of the Soviet Union. Boris Yeltsin was the president of Russia at the time, but did he rename the Soviet Union into Russia? Not really.
Is it possible that the answer one is looking for is President Reagan, who dubbed the Soviet Union "An Evil Empire"?
russia was renamed the soviet union as in 1923.
Right after the October Revolution, in 1918 Russia was renamed the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. In 1922 it joined with the republics of Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation (Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan) to form the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the Soviet Union. "Russia" was not simply renamed the Soviet Union.
The President of the Soviet Union when the Berlin Wall collapsed, in 1989, was President Mikhail Gorbachev.
Mikhail Gorbachev was president when the Soviet Union collapsed into independent nations, begining in early in 1985.
The Russian Empire was renamed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or the USSR for short. It was also commonly referred to as the Soviet Union in the West.
russia was renamed the soviet union as in 1923.
The Union of Soviet Socialiost Republics. (U.S.S.R.).
Right after the October Revolution, in 1918 Russia was renamed the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. In 1922 it joined with the republics of Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation (Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan) to form the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the Soviet Union. "Russia" was not simply renamed the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union did not exist when Cleveland was president.
The President of the Soviet Union when the Berlin Wall collapsed, in 1989, was President Mikhail Gorbachev.
Lenin was the founder of the Bolshevik Party (later renamed the Communist Party) as well as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (the USSR or Soviet Union).
Stalin was one of the leaders of the Soviet Union. Stalingrad was located in the Soviet Union, but has now been renamed.
The last President of the Soviet Union was Michail Gorbachev. The first President of the Russian Federation which is successor of the SU was Boris Eltsin.
Mikhail Gorbachev was president when the Soviet Union collapsed into independent nations, begining in early in 1985.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
Immediately after the October Revolution, or the November Revolution depending on which calender is used the Empire of Russia was renamed the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic. Later, in 1922, it joined with Ukraine, Belorussia and the Transcaucasus Federation to form the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the USSR or Soviet Union. "Russia" was never simply renamed the Soviet Union.