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| {{nowrap|21 January 1924<br>↓<br>4 October 1944}}
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| rowspan="2" | '''Socialism in one country''' <br>• Collectivization{{small|(1928–40)}} <br>• Industrialization {{small|(1929–41)}}<br>• "Stalin's" Constitution {{small|(1936)}} <br>• '''Great Patriotic War''' {{small|(1941–44)
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| colspan="2" |Following the death of Lenin, Stalin initially ruled as part of a troika alongside Grigory Zinoviev and Lev Kamenev. However, by April 1925, this arrangement broke down as Stalin struggled agains't right wing elements inside the party. He also held the post of the Minister of Defence from 19 July 1941 to 5 October 1944 and chaired the State Defense Committee during the Great Patriotic War.
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| colspan="2" |Mikhail Tukhachevsky deposed Stalin in October of 1944, ending the Great Patriotic War, Tukhachevsky ruled as absolute dictator of the Soviet Union, reverting any policies that where demmed "Stalinist". He found himself locked in a power struggle against many of his old allies including Lev Kamenev and Grigori Zinoviev, aswell as an insurgency by Pro-Stalin elements all trought the Union. He died in office in 1953.
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| rowspan="2" | '''Alexei Rykov'''<br>{{small|(
| rowspan="2" | [[File:AlexeiRikov1924(cropped)(c).jpg|99x132px]]
| {{nowrap|12 June 1953<br>↓<br>31 December 1955}}
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| {{nowrap|14 October 1964<br>↓<br>21 October 1982†}}
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| rowspan="2" | '''Kosygin reforms''' {{small|(1965–70)}}<br>• 1973 economic reform <br>• Sword and Quill Doctrine {{small|(1965–78)}}
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| colspan="2" |In October 1964, Mikoyan replaced Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Communist Party. He continued the policies of Khruschev and faced a grave crisis inside the Union as Anti-Soviet Sentiments began to reach a boiling point. He also led the invasion of the German-backed "Russian State", annexing the territory into the Union.
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| colspan="2" |In October 1982, Romanov became First Secretary of the Communist Party due to the death of Mikoyan. He led a series of reforms inside the Soviet Union which included greater economic liberalisation, greater cooperation with other countries and allowed the formation of new parties and their participation in the government.
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Союз Советских Социалистических Республик Soyuz Sovyetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik (Russian) | |
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Anthem: "The Internationale" | |
Capital and largest city | Moscow |
Official language | Russian, Kazakh, others... |
Ethnic groups | Russians, Kalmykians, Kazakhs, Turkmens, Uzbeks, others... |
Demonym(s) | Soviet |
Government | Federated Socialist Republic |
• Premier | Pavel Grudinin |
Legislature | Supreme Soviet |
Formation | |
• October Revolution | 7 November 1917 |
• Formation | 30 December 1922 |
• Great Patriotic War | 1941–1944 |
• October Coup | 4 October 1944 |
• Election of Nikita Khruschev | 1956 |
• Perestroika and Glasnost | 1985 |
Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 149.482.123 |
Currency | Ruble |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
Driving side | left |
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, commonly called the Soviet Union, is the largest country in the world, it spans over two continents.
History[edit | edit source]
Formation[edit | edit source]
The Union was founded in 1922.
Great Patriotic War[edit | edit source]
The Union was invaded and after a coup in 1944, the union looked like this
List of leaders[edit | edit source]
The following list includes persons who held the top leadership position of the Soviet Union from its founding in 1922.
Note: that † denotes leaders who died in office.