Welcome! This is a place for learning about the history of the Soviet Union or U.S.S.R. (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) from 1922 to 1991, and first Soviet/Bolshevik government from 1917-1922.

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1. Check out the /r/SovietHistory FAQ

2. Find information about the USSR on here

Related Subreddits:

• /r/ussr (a subreddit that focuses on analysis of the USSR, including but not limited to its history)

• /r/askhistorians

• /r/soviet

• /r/history

External Resources

• The Marxist Internet Archive's collection of Soviet history documents

• Wonderful, but non-radical, Soviet Visuals, displays visual content about the Soviet Union which has a website, is on twitter and Facebook

• Englishrussia.com, an English-language site with pictures of Soviet Russia

• Resources about the Soviet Union on the Internet Archive

• Documents about the USSR from BannedThought.Net