In 1985, the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, sought to reform the country through his policies of glasnost and perestroika. In 1989, various countries of the Warsaw Pact overthrew their Soviet …

Dec 19, 2025 · Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; U.S.S.R.), former northern Eurasian empire (1917/22–1991) stretching from the Baltic and Black seas to the Pacific Ocean and, in its final …

Mar 8, 2022 · Founded in 1922 as a confederation of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Transcaucasia (comprised of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia), the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) …

In 1991 the Soviet Union collapsed and its 15 republics became independent countries. Here’s the list of the Soviet Socialist Republics in the order they are named in the Soviet...

May 6, 2025 · The USSR consisted of Russia and 14 surrounding countries, and its territory stretched from the Baltic states in Eastern Europe to the Pacific Ocean.

List of countries that were part of the Soviet Union, including a brief overview of the early history of the Soviet Union and many more details about this former geopolitical entity.

Feb 14, 2023 · In this article, we'll take a closer look at the 15 post-Soviet countries and see how they've been faring on their journey to the present day.

In the Soviet Union, a Union Republic (Russian: Сою́зная Респу́блика, romanized: Soyúznaya Respúblika) or unofficially a Republic of the USSR was a constituent federated political entity with a …

Dec 29, 2024 · After the Soviet Union fell apart in 1991, fifteen new countries sprang up from the old Union Republics, each going its own way. They’ve built their own laws and rules and joined different …