Republics of the Soviet Union: Map & History
Republics of the Soviet Union is mapped in the atlas for 1920 CE – 1921 CE, with a peak mapped extent of about 21,477,746 km².
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In the Soviet Union, a Union Republic or unofficially a Republic of the USSR was a constituent federated political entity with a system of government called a Soviet republic, which was officially defined in the 1977 constitution as "a sovereign Soviet socialist state which has united with the other Soviet republics to form the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" and whose sovereignty is limited by membership in the Union. As a result of its status as a sovereign state, the Union Republic de jure had the right to enter into relations with foreign states, conclude treaties with them and exchange diplomatic and consular representatives and participate in the activities of international organizations. The Union Republics were perceived as national-based administrative units of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
Modern Countries Once Part of Republics of the Soviet Union
At its mapped extent, Republics of the Soviet Union covered territory in 11 present-day countries. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
- Kyrgyzstan1920–1921 CE · nearly all
- Tajikistan1920–1921 CE · nearly all
- Armenia1920–1921 CE · nearly all
- Kazakhstan1920–1921 CE · nearly all
- Uzbekistan1920–1921 CE · nearly all
- Azerbaijan1920–1921 CE · most
- Russia1920–1921 CE · most
- Turkmenistan1920–1921 CE · most
- Ukraine1920–1921 CE · most
- Belarus1920–1921 CE · most
- Moldova1920–1921 CE · a large part
States and Provinces
- Sakha (Yakutia), Russia
- Irkutsk, Russia
- Sverdlovsk, Russia
- Krasnoyarsk, Russia
- Khabarovsk, Russia
- Khanty-Mansiy, Russia
- Chelyabinsk, Russia
- Kemerovo, Russia
- Aqmola, Kazakhstan
- Bashkortostan, Russia
- Chita, Russia
- Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Altay, Russia
- Amur, Russia
- East Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
- Novosibirsk, Russia
- Qaraghandy, Kazakhstan
- Rostov, Russia
- Kamchatka, Russia
- Moskovsskaya, Russia
- Murmansk, Russia
- Orenburg, Russia
- Primor'ye, Russia
- Taymyr, Russia
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside Republics of the Soviet Union's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
Republics of the Soviet Union in Depth
Overview
Chapter 8 of the 1977 Soviet Constitution is titled as the "Soviet Union is a union state". Article 70 stated that the union was founded on the principles of "socialist federalism" as a result of the free self-determination of nations and the voluntary association of equal Soviet Socialist Republics. Article 71 listed all fifteen union republics that united into the Soviet Union.
According to Article 76 of the 1977 Soviet Constitution, a union republic was defined as a sovereign Soviet socialist state that had united with other Soviet Republics into the USSR. Article 78 of the Constitution stated that the territory of a union republic may not be altered without its consent.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Republics of the Soviet Union (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Republics of the Soviet Union: Frequently Asked Questions
When did Republics of the Soviet Union exist?
Republics of the Soviet Union is dated to 1920 CE – 1921 CE, in the Industrial era.
How large was Republics of the Soviet Union at its peak?
At its peak in 1920 Republics of the Soviet Union covered about 21,477,746 km².
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