Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика Rossiyskaya Sovetskaya Federativnaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika[1] | |
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1917–1991 | |
Motto: Workers of the world, unite! Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! Proletarii vsekh stran, soyedinyaytes'! (tr.) | |
Anthem: | |
Status |
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Capital | |
Largest city | Moscow |
Official languages | Russianb |
Recognised languages | See Languages of Russia |
Religion |
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Demonym(s) | Russian |
Government |
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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 |
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Historical era | |
7 November 1917 | |
1917–1923 | |
• Soviet republic proclaimed | 25 January 1918 |
30 December 1922 | |
19 February 1954 | |
12 June 1990 | |
12 December 1991 | |
• Russian SFSR renamed into the Russian Federation | 25 December 1991 |
26 December 1991 | |
25 December 1993 | |
Area | |
1956[source?] | 17,125,200 km2 (6,612,100 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 1989[source?] | 147,386,000 |
Currency | Soviet ruble (Rbl)h (SUR) |
Time zone | (UTC +2 to +12) |
Calling code | +7 |
ISO 3166 code | RU |
Internet TLD | .su |
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Seven Hero City awards The 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.[8] |
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Russian SFSR or RSFSR; Russian: Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, romanized: Rossiyskaya Sovetskaya Federativnaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika, IPA: [rɐˈsʲijskəjə sɐˈvʲetskəjə fʲɪdʲɪrɐˈtʲivnəjə sətsɨəlʲɪˈsʲtʲitɕɪskəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə] (listen)), also known as the Russian Soviet Republic[9] and the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic,[10] as well as being unofficially referred to as Soviet Russia,[11] the Russian Federation,[12] or simply Russia, was an independent socialist state from 1917 to 1922. Afterwards it was the largest and most populous socialist republics of the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1922 to 1991. When the Soviet Union collapsed, the Russian SFSR became the Russian Federation.[13]
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