Soviet Socialist Republic (Noun)
Meaning
One of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991).
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- Ukraine was one of the 15 soviet socialist republics that dissolved along with the USSR in 1991.
- Estonia declared independence from the soviet socialist republic on August 20, 1991, ending a decades-long period of occupation.
- Each soviet socialist republic was formally an independent country but in practice little more than a provincial entity.
- From 1950 until its independence in 1991, Moldova was one of the 15 soviet socialist republics.
- As a soviet socialist republic, the region became home to massive industries including aluminum smelting, heavy engineering and precision instrumentation.