Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Russian SFSR or RSFSR; Russian: Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, tr. Rossiyskaya Sovetskaya Federativnaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika, IPA: [rɐˈsʲijskəjə sɐˈvʲɛtskəjə fʲɪdʲɪrɐˈtʲivnəjə sətsɨəlʲɪˈsʲtʲitɕɪskəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə] (
listen), also known as the Russian Soviet Republic and the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic as well as being unofficially known as Soviet Russia,[7] the Russian Federation or simply Russia) was an independent socialist state from 1917 to 1922. Afterwards it was the largest and most populous of the Soviet socialist republics of the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1922 to 1991.[8] When the Soviet Union broke up, the Russian SFSR became known as the country of Russia.
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика Rossiyskaya Sovetskaya Federativnaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika[1] | |
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| 1917–1991 | |
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 The Russian SFSR (red) within the Soviet Union (red and light yellow) between 1956 and 1991 | |
| Status | 1917–1922: Sovereign state 1922–1991: Union Republic (with priority of republican legislation from 1990) |
| Capital | Petrograd (1917–1918) Moscow (1918–1991)[2] |
| Official languages | Russianb |
| Religion | Secular state (de jure) State atheism (de facto) Russian Orthodoxy (majority) |
| Demonym(s) | Russian |
| Government | 1917–1990: Federal Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist soviet republic[3] 1990–1991: Federal semi-presidential republic[4] |
| Head of state | |
• 1917 (first) | Lev Kamenevc |
• 1990–1991 (last) | Boris Yeltsind |
| Head of government | |
• 1917–1924 (first) | Vladimir Lenine |
• 1990–1991 | Ivan Silayevf |
• 1991 (last) | Boris Yeltsing |
| Legislature | 1917–1938: VTsIK/Congress of Soviets 1938–1990: Supreme Soviet 1990–1991: Congress of People's Deputies |
| Historical era | 20th century |
• | 7 November 1917 |
| 30 December 1922 | |
| 19 February 1954 | |
• Priority of Russian laws declared, partial cancellation of the Soviet form of government | 12 June 1990 |
| 12 December 1991 | |
• Russian SFSR renamed into the Russian Federation | 25 December 1991 |
• | 26 December 1991 |
| 12 December 1993 | |
| Area | |
| 1956 | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Population | |
• 1989 | 147,386,000 |
| Currency | Soviet ruble (руб) (SUR) |
| Time zone | (UTC +2 to +12) |
| Calling code | +7 |
| ISO 3166 code | RU |
| Internet TLD | .su |
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 Seven Hero City awardsThe Russian Democratic Federative Republic existed briefly on 19 January 1918, but actual sovereignty was still in the hands of the Soviets even after the Russian Constituent Assembly opened its first and last session in 1918.[6] | |
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Media
Рабочая Марсельеза, or The Worker's Marseillaise is a Russian revolutionary song.
Stereo recording of the Internationale in the Russian language.
- GimnSovetskogoSoyuza(Vocal)
The then (now former) Russian national anthem, performed circa 1995 by the Brass Band of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The Russian SFSR before 1936 territorial changes. (Based on locator map of the Transcaucasian SFSR in the Soviet Union (1922-1936). Extracted from
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The Russian SFSR in 1924. Extracted from
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The Russian SFSR in 1929. Extracted from
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The Russian SFSR in 1936. Extracted from
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The Russian SFSR (1940).
The Battle of Stalingrad, considered by many historians as a decisive turning point of World War II
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References
- ↑ Historical names:
- 1918: Soviet Russian Republic (Советская Российская Республика; Sovetskaya Rossiyskaya Respublika)
- 1918–1936: Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (Российская Социалистическая Федеративная Советская Республика; Rossiyskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Federativnaya Sovetskaya Respublika)
- 1936–1991: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика; Rossiyskaya Sovetskaya Federativnaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika)
- ↑ LENINE'S MIGRATION A QUEER SCENE Archived 16 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Arthur Ransome for The New York Times, 16 March 1918.
- ↑ Historical Dictionary of Socialism. James C. Docherty, Peter Lamb. Page 85. "The Soviet Union was a one-party Marxist-Leninist state.".
- ↑ "Law of the USSR of March 13, 1990 N 1360-I 'On the establishment of the office of the President of the USSR and the making of changes and additions to the Constitution (Basic Law) of the USSR'". Garant.ru. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ↑ article 114 of the 1937 Constitution, article 171 of the 1978 Constitution
- ↑ Riasanovsky, Nicholas (2000). A History of Russia (sixth ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 458. ISBN 0-19-512179-1.
- ↑ Declaration of Rights of the laboring and exploited people (original VTsIK variant Archived 7 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, III Congress revision), article I.
- ↑ The Free Dictionary Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic Archived 13 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved on 22 June 2011.