• Source: Outline of the Soviet Union

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.




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


Geography of the Soviet Union

The Soviet Union was a: country
Population of the Soviet Union:
Area of the Soviet Union:
Atlas of the Soviet Union




= Location

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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

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Environment of the Soviet Union

Climate of the Soviet Union
Ecology of the Soviet Union
Ecoregions in the Soviet Union
Renewable energy in the Soviet Union
Geology 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

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Regions of the Soviet Union

Caspian Sea
Caucasus Mountains
European Russia
North Caucasus
Siberia
Ural Mountains
West Siberian Plain



Ecoregions of the Soviet Union

Ecoregions in the Soviet Union



Administrative divisions of the Soviet Union

Subdivisions of the Soviet Union

Republics of the Soviet Union
Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics of the Soviet Union
Oblasts of the Soviet Union
Autonomous oblasts of the Soviet Union
Autonomous okrugs
Closed city
List of closed cities
Capital of the Soviet Union: Capital of the Soviet Union




= Demography of the Soviet Union

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Demographics of the Soviet Union

Soviet people
Languages of the Soviet Union
Religion in the Soviet Union
Crime in the Soviet Union
1989 Soviet Census




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

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Political ideologies of the Soviet Union

Ideology of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
State ideology of the Soviet Union
Marxism–Leninism
Leninism
Brezhnevism




= Repression in the Soviet Union

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Ideological repression in the Soviet Union

Ideological repression in the Soviet Union

Religion in the Soviet Union
Suppressed research in the Soviet Union
Censorship in the Soviet Union
Censorship of images in the Soviet Union



Political repression in the Soviet Union

Political repression in the Soviet Union

Red Terror
Collectivization in the Soviet Union
Great Purge
Population transfer in the Soviet Union
Gulag
List of Gulag camps
Holodomor
Political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union




= Political parties of the Soviet Union

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Political parties in the Soviet Union

Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Ideology of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Organization of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union




= Branches of the government of the Soviet Union

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Government of the Soviet Union

Collective leadership in the Soviet Union
Governmental bodies

Congress of Soviets (1922–1936)
Supreme Soviet (1938–1991)
Congress of People's Deputies (1989–1991)
Supreme Court of the Soviet UnionSubdivisions of the Soviet Union



Executive branch of the government of the Soviet Union

Head of state: President of the Soviet Union,
Presidential Council of the Soviet Union (1990)
State Council of the Soviet Union (1991)
Head of government: Premier of the Soviet Union,
List of leaders of the Soviet Union
Collective leadership in the Soviet Union
List of Governments of the Soviet Union
Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union
First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union
Cabinet of the Soviet Union



= Soviet security services
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Soviet security services

Cheka
State Political Directorate
NKVD
Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia)
Ministry of State Security (Soviet Union)
KGB



Legislative branch of the government of the Soviet Union

Parliament of the Soviet Union (bicameral)
Upper house: Soviet of Nationalities
Lower house: Soviet of the 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

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Foreign relations of the Soviet Union

Brezhnev Doctrine
Passport system in the Soviet Union




= Law and order in the Soviet Union

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Law of the Soviet Union

Capital punishment in the Soviet Union
Constitution of the Soviet Union
Crime in the Soviet Union
Human rights in the Soviet Union
LGBT rights in the Soviet Union




= Military of the Soviet Union

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Military of the Soviet Union

Command
Commander-in-chief:
Ministry of Defence of the Soviet Union
Forces
Army of the Soviet Union
Navy of the Soviet Union
Air Force of the Soviet Union
Special forces of the Soviet Union
Military history of the Soviet Union
Military ranks of the Soviet Union




= Local government in the Soviet Union

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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

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History of the Soviet Union

Russian Revolution (1917)
February Revolution
October Revolution
Russian Civil War
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Treaty on the Creation of the USSR
New Economic Policy
Stalinism
Great Purge
Soviet Union in World War II
Cold War
Khrushchev Thaw
1965 Soviet economic reform
Era of Stagnation
Perestroika
Glasnost
Revolutions of 1989
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Nostalgia for the Soviet Union
Post-Soviet states
Cold War II



History of the Soviet Union, by year

1922 in the Soviet Union
1923 in the Soviet Union
1924 in the Soviet Union
1925 in the Soviet Union
1926 in the Soviet Union
1927 in the Soviet Union
1928 in the Soviet Union
1929 in the Soviet Union
1930 in the Soviet Union
1931 in the Soviet Union
1932 in the Soviet Union
1933 in the Soviet Union
1934 in the Soviet Union
1935 in the Soviet Union
1936 in the Soviet Union
1937 in the Soviet Union
1938 in the Soviet Union
1939 in the Soviet Union
1940 in the Soviet Union
1941 in the Soviet Union
1942 in the Soviet Union
1943 in the Soviet Union
1944 in the Soviet Union
1945 in the Soviet Union
1946 in the Soviet Union
1947 in the Soviet Union
1948 in the Soviet Union
1949 in the Soviet Union
1950 in the Soviet Union
1951 in the Soviet Union
1952 in the Soviet Union
1953 in the Soviet Union
1954 in the Soviet Union
1955 in the Soviet Union
1956 in the Soviet Union
1957 in the Soviet Union
1958 in the Soviet Union
1959 in the Soviet Union
1960 in the Soviet Union
1961 in the Soviet Union
1962 in the Soviet Union
1963 in the Soviet Union
1964 in the Soviet Union
1965 in the Soviet Union
1966 in the Soviet Union
1967 in the Soviet Union
1968 in the Soviet Union
1969 in the Soviet Union
1970 in the Soviet Union
1971 in the Soviet Union
1972 in the Soviet Union
1973 in the Soviet Union
1974 in the Soviet Union
1975 in the Soviet Union
1976 in the Soviet Union
1977 in the Soviet Union
1978 in the Soviet Union
1979 in the Soviet Union
1980 in the Soviet Union
1981 in the Soviet Union
1982 in the Soviet Union
1983 in the Soviet Union
1984 in the Soviet Union
1985 in the Soviet Union
1986 in the Soviet Union
1987 in the Soviet Union
1988 in the Soviet Union
1989 in the Soviet Union
1990 in the Soviet Union
1991 in the Soviet Union




= History of the Soviet Union, by region

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= History of the Soviet Union, by subject

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Economic history of the Soviet Union
History of the Jews in the Soviet Union
Military history of the Soviet Union




Culture of the Soviet Union


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

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Cinema of the Soviet Union
Dance in the Soviet Union
Russian ballet
Soviet ballroom dances
Literature of the Soviet Union
Music of the Soviet Union
Soviet opera
Television in the Soviet Union




= Languages of the Soviet Union

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Languages of the Soviet Union

Linguistics of the Soviet Union




= Religion in the Soviet Union

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Religion in the Soviet Union
Christianity in the Soviet Union
Islam in the Soviet Union
Judaism in the Soviet Union




= Sports in the Soviet Union

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Sports in the Soviet Union

Soviet Union at the Olympics
Football in the Soviet Union




= Symbols of the Soviet Union

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State Anthem of the Soviet Union
State Emblem of the Soviet Union
Emblems of the Soviet Republics
Flag of the Soviet Union
Flags of the Soviet Republics




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
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


Education in the Soviet Union




Health in the Soviet Union






Science and technology in the Soviet Union






= Science organizations in the Soviet Union

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Communist Academy
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




See also



Outline of Russia
Soviet society
Soviet people
Soviet working class
Politics
Opposition (politics)

Soviet dissidents and their groups
Category:Soviet opposition groups




References






External links



Wikimedia Atlas of the Soviet Union

Impressions of Soviet Russia, by John Dewey.
Documents and other forms of media from the Soviet Union: 1917–1991.
A Country Study: Soviet Union (Former)
Soviet Union Exhibit at Global Museum on Communism with essay by Richard Pipes

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