Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic

English

Etymology

From Russian Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респу́блика (Ukraínskaja Sovétskaja Socialistíčeskaja Respúblika). Compare Ukrainian Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка (Ukrajínsʹka Radjánsʹka Socialistýčna Respúblika).

Proper noun

the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic

  1. (historical) The Bolshevik state of Ukraine (1919–91), a constituent republic of the Soviet Union (1922–91).

Synonyms

  • Republic of Soviets of Ukraine, a predecessor 1917
  • Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic, official name 1919–1936
  • Ukrainian SSR, UkrSSR, UkSSR, from Russian
  • Ukrainian RSR, URSR, Ukrainian SRR, USRR, from Ukrainian

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