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"Soviet Union" means the Union of (16) Soviet Socialistic Republics. It's an abbreviation. The republics originally were parts of Russian Empire, so their statu
by codedokode 2y ago
"Soviet Union" means the Union of (16) Soviet Socialistic Republics. It's an abbreviation. The republics originally were parts of Russian Empire, so their status was raised, at least nominally (because revolutioners, including Lenin, condemned imperializm and conquesting other nations - something that was considered perfectly normal in the West at the time).