The Soviet Union, established after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, was characterized by a communist ideology that aimed to eliminate class distinctions and promote state ownership of the means of production, contrasting sharply with the autocratic rule of Czar Nicholas II, who maintained a feudal system and a monarchy. Under Nicholas II, society was hierarchical and largely agrarian, with widespread poverty among peasants, while the Soviet Union sought to create a classless society, emphasizing industrialization and collective farming. Additionally, the Soviet Union implemented a single-party system that suppressed political dissent, whereas Tsarist Russia, despite its autocracy, allowed for a degree of political plurality, albeit limited.
1922 - 1991
Russia and the Soviet union are the same thing. So is Soviet Russia and the U.S.S.R. As well the Soviet Union(U.S.S.R) was just Russia and its satellite countries put together under communist rule in Russia.
In soviet russia leadership doesn't change.
Russia became first a communist state and later the largest Soviet Republic in the Soviet Union.
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Russia never "became know as the Soviet Union." However, when it formed the Soviet Union, its name had been changed from Russia to the Russian Socialist Federated Soviet Republic.
Under his rule, Russia was humiliatingly defeated in the Russo-Japanese War.
Up to 1991Kazakh SSR (Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic) under the USSR ("Soviet Russia")
Kyrgyzstan was part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR, a.k.a. the Soviet Union), but it has been independent since 1991.
Non-communist Russia was called Russia. When Russia was under communism, it was called the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics or the USSR.
Nicholas de Basily is an author associated with books related to architecture and art history. Some of his notable works include "Art Deco Architecture: Design, Decoration and Detail from the Twenties and Thirties" and "Art Nouveau: From Mackintosh to Liberty."
Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the throne on March 15, 1917, during the February Revolution, which was fueled by widespread discontent over World War I and economic hardships. His abdication marked the end of more than three centuries of Romanov rule in Russia. Following his abdication, he and his family were placed under house arrest, ultimately leading to their execution by Bolsheviks in 1918. This pivotal moment contributed to the rise of the Soviet regime and significant changes in Russian society and governance.