Month: April 2026

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics[n][o] (USSR), [p] also known as the Soviet Union, [q] was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It was the world’s third-most populous country, largest by area, and bordered twelve countries. [r] A diverse multinational state, it was organized as a federal union of national republics, the largest …