Wednesday, May 30, 2007

The Soviet Union

The Soviet Union or the USSR was a constiutionally socialist state that existed in the Eurasia area from 1922 to 1991. It was usually called Russia though incorrect that was. The USSR was made of many countries including Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Geogia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. Frm 1945 to 1991 was a period known as the Cold War. The USSR and The United States were currently were the two world superpopwersr that dominate the global agenda. The global agenda was mainly made of economic polocies, foreign affairs, millitary operations, cultural exchange, scientific advancement and sports (The Olympic Games and World Championships).
The USSR was formed as a union of Soviet republics formed within the Russian Empire which was destroyed by the Russian Revolution of 1917.
The USSR became a primary model for future Communist countries during th Cold War. The government and the political organization of the country were lead by only one politcal party, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union was eventually returned back to Russia in 1991.


The Soviet Union almost controls half of the Eurasia area.

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