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Republics of the Soviet Union

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"Soviet Socialist Republics" redirects here. For the country, see Soviet Union.

The Republics of the Soviet Union or the Union Republics of the Soviet Union were administrative units that report directly to the Government of the Soviet Union.[1] The Soviet Union was a highly centralized state.

Map of the Union Republics from 1956-1991
445px
Soviet
socialist
republic 		member
since 		population
(1989)
 pop./
USSR pop.
(%) 		area
(km²)
(1991) 		area/
USSR area
(%) 		capital

 independent
state
 No.

Flag of Russian SFSR Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 1922 147,386,000 51.40 17,075,400 76.62 Moscow 22x20px Russia 1
Flag of Ukrainian SSR Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic 1922 51,706,746 18.03 603,700 2.71 Kiev
(Kharkov before 1934) 		 Ukraine 2
Flag of Uzbekistan SSR Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic 1924 19,906,000 6.94 447,400 2.01 Tashkent
(Samarkand before 1930) 		 Uzbekistan 4
Flag of Kazakhstan SSR Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic 1936 16,711,900 5.83 2,727,300 12.24 Alma-Ata 22x20px Kazakhstan 5
Flag of Belarusian SSR Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic 1922 10,151,806 3.54 207,600 0.93 Minsk 22x20px Belarus 3
Flag of Azerbaijan SSR Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic 1936 7,037,900 2.45 86,600 0.39 Baku 22x20px Azerbaijan 7
Flag of Georgian SSR Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic 1936 5,400,841 1.88 69,700 0.31 Tbilisi 22x20px Georgia 6
Flag of Tajikistan SSR Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic 1929 5,112,000 1.78 143,100 0.64 Dushanbe 22x20px Tajikistan 12
Flag of Moldovan SSR Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic 1940 4,337,600 1.51 33,843 0.15 Kishinev 22x20px Moldova 9
Flag of Kyrgyzstan SSR Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic 1936 4,257,800 1.48 198,500 0.89 Frunze 22x20px Kyrgyzstan 11
Flag of Lithuanian SSR Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic 1940 3,689,779 1.29 65,200 0.29 Vilnius File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 8
Flag of Turkmenistan SSR Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic 1924 3,522,700 1.23 488,100 2.19 Ashkhabad  Turkmenistan 14
Flag of Armenian SSR Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic 1936 3,287,700 1.15 29,800 0.13 Yerevan 22x20px Armenia 13
Flag of Latvian SSR Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic 1940 2,666,567 0.93 64,589 0.29 Riga 22x20px Latvia 10
Flag of Estonian SSR Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic 1940 1,565,662 0.55 45,226 0.20 Tallinn  Estonia 15

Republics Of The Soviet Union Media

  • Soviet Union Administrative Divisions 1989.jpg

    Soviet Union Administrative Divisions 1989

  • Rouble-1961-Paper-1-Reverse.jpg

    Reverse of the 1-ruble note of the 1961 series, with the value in all the official languages of the Union Republics

  • State Flags of the Soviet Union and it’s Constituent Republics (1941—1950).jpg

    Flags of all 16 union republics along with the Soviet flag

  • Emblem of the Armenian SSR, with a fixed Hammer and Sickle under the star to the prior always used one.

  • Emblem of the Azerbaijan SSR.svg

    Emblem of the Azerbaijan SSR

  • Emblem of the Byelorussian SSR (1981-1991).svg

    Emblem of the Byelorussian SSR (1981-1991)

References

  1. ↑ Hough, Jerry F (1997). Democratization and revolution in the USSR, 1985-1991. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 0-8157-3749-1.
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