Outline of the Soviet Union

{{Short description|Overview of and topical guide to the Soviet Union}}

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Soviet Union:

Soviet Union – was a socialist state on the Eurasian continent that existed from 1922 to 1991. A union of multiple subnational Soviet republics, its government and economy were highly centralized. The Soviet Union was a one-party state, governed by the Communist Party with Moscow as its capital. It was a major ally during World War II, a main participant in the Cold War, and it grew in power to become one of the world's two superpowers (the other being the United States). The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.

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General reference

Common English country name(s): Soviet Union
Official names of the Soviet Union
Official English country name: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
Nicknames
"Ash Heap of History" (coined by Ronald Reagan)
"Evil Empire" (coined by Ronald Reagan)
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s):
Demonym(s):

Geography of the Soviet Union

= Location =

Soviet Union was situated within the following regions:
Eurasia
Europe
Eastern Europe
Asia
North Asia
Time zone(s):
Extreme points of the Soviet Union

= Environment of the Soviet Union =

Environment of the Soviet Union

== Natural geographic features of the Soviet Union ==

Landforms of the Soviet Union

Bodies of water of the Soviet Union
Caspian Sea
Lakes of the Soviet Union
Islands of the Soviet Union
Mountains of the Soviet Union
Caucasus Mountains
Ural Mountains
Rivers of the Soviet Union
Waterfalls of the Soviet Union
Valleys of the Soviet Union
West Siberian Plain
World Heritage Sites in the Soviet Union

= Regions of the Soviet Union =

Regions of the Soviet Union

== Ecoregions of the Soviet Union ==

Ecoregions in the Soviet Union

== Administrative divisions of the Soviet Union ==

Subdivisions of the Soviet Union

= Demography of the Soviet Union =

Demographics of the Soviet Union

Government and politics of the Soviet Union

Politics of the Soviet Union

Form of government: One-party state
Capital of the Soviet Union: Capital of the Soviet Union
Elections in the Soviet Union

= Ideologies of the Soviet Union =

Political ideologies of the Soviet Union

= Repression in the Soviet Union =

== Ideological repression in the Soviet Union ==

Ideological repression in the Soviet Union

== Political repression in the Soviet Union ==

Political repression in the Soviet Union

= Political parties of the Soviet Union =

Political parties in the Soviet Union

= Branches of the government of the Soviet Union =

Government of the Soviet Union

Collective leadership in the Soviet Union

Governmental bodies

== Executive branch of the government of the Soviet Union ==

=== Soviet security services ===

Soviet security services

== Legislative branch of the government of the Soviet Union ==

== Judicial branch of the government of the Soviet Union ==

Court system of the Soviet Union

Supreme Court of the Soviet Union

= Foreign relations of the Soviet Union =

Foreign relations of the Soviet Union

= Law and order in the Soviet Union =

Law of the Soviet Union

= Military of the Soviet Union =

Military of the Soviet Union

= Local government in the Soviet Union =

Local government in the Soviet Union

General history of the Soviet Union

History of the Soviet Union

= General history of the Soviet Union, by period =

History of the Soviet Union

== History of the Soviet Union, by year ==

= History of the Soviet Union, by region =

= History of the Soviet Union, by subject =

Culture of the Soviet Union

Architecture of the Soviet Union
Constructivist architecture
Stalinist architecture
Fashion in the Soviet Union
Languages of the Soviet Union
Media in the Soviet Union
Propaganda in the Soviet Union
People of the Soviet Union
Public holidays in the Soviet Union
World Heritage Sites in the Soviet Union

= Art in the Soviet Union =

= Languages of the Soviet Union =

Languages of the Soviet Union

Linguistics of the Soviet Union

= Religion in the Soviet Union =

= Sports in the Soviet Union =

Sports in the Soviet Union

= Symbols of the Soviet Union =

Economy and infrastructure of the Soviet Union

Economy of the Soviet Union

Economic rank (by nominal GDP):
Agriculture in the Soviet Union
Banking in the Soviet Union
Gosbank
Communications in the Soviet Union
Radio in the Soviet Union
Internet in the Soviet Union
.su
Currency of the Soviet Union: Soviet ruble
Five-year plans of the Soviet Union
Economic history of the Soviet Union
Energy in the Soviet Union
Energy policy of the Soviet Union
Soviet inventions
{{section link|Timeline of Russian innovation|Soviet Union}}
Net material product
Transport in the Soviet Union
Airports in the Soviet Union
Rail transport in the Soviet Union
Roads in the Soviet Union
Water supply and sanitation in the Soviet Union

Education in the Soviet Union

Health in the Soviet Union

Science and technology in the Soviet Union

= Science organizations in the Soviet Union =

Communist Academy
{{section link|Russian Academy of Sciences|The Academy of Sciences of the USSR}}
USSR Academy of Medical Sciences
Lenin All-Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences
USSR Academy of Pedagogical Sciences
Sharashkas
Naukograds

References

External links

[http://ariwatch.com/VS/JD/ImpressionsOfSovietRussia.htm Impressions of Soviet Russia], by John Dewey.
[http://soviethistory.com/ Documents and other forms of media from the Soviet Union: 1917–1991.]
[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/sutoc.html A Country Study: Soviet Union (Former)]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120229052152/http://soviet.globalmuseumoncommunism.org/ Soviet Union Exhibit at Global Museum on Communism with essay by Richard Pipes]

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