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
- The Soviet Union was a: country
- Population of the Soviet Union:
- Area of the Soviet Union:
- Atlas of the Soviet Union
Location
- Soviet Union was situated within the following regions:
- Time zone(s):
- Extreme points of the Soviet Union
Environment of the Soviet Union
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
- 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
Government and 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
Ideological repression in the Soviet Union
Political repression in the Soviet Union
Political parties of the Soviet Union
Political parties in the Soviet Union
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Executive branch of the government of the Soviet Union
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
Foreign relations of the Soviet Union
Law and order in the Soviet Union
Military of the Soviet Union
- Command
- Commander-in-chief:
- Ministry of Defence of the Soviet Union
- Commander-in-chief:
- 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
Local government in the Soviet Union
General history of the Soviet Union
General history of the Soviet Union, by period
- Russian Revolution (1917)
- 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 subject
Culture of the Soviet Union
- Architecture of the Soviet Union
- Fashion in the Soviet Union
- Languages of the Soviet Union
- Media 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
Religion in the Soviet Union
Sports in the Soviet Union
Economy and infrastructure of the Soviet Union
- Economic rank (by nominal GDP):
- Agriculture in the Soviet Union
- Banking in the Soviet Union
- Communications in the Soviet Union
- 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
- Soviet inventions
- 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
See also
- Soviet society
- Politics
- Soviet dissidents and their groups
- Category:Soviet opposition groups