About the Soviet Union. Map is showing the Soviet Union, the former country, partly in eastern Europe and northern Asia, was established in 1922 and dissolved in 1991. With an area of 22,402,200 km² it was the largest country on Earth. The Russian Federation, the new name of the country of what was left of the Soviet Union, after the breakaway ...

Soviet military mapping of the world. The cartographic production produced by the USSR during the Cold War period is immense, encompassing all corners of the globe. These topographic maps have a quality and a detail that surprises, especially as some of them are so remote and difficult to access for the technology of the time.

In December of 1991 the Soviet Union (the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or U.S.S.R.) was officially dissolved. From it emerged Russia (the Russian Federation) and a number of independent countries in Central Asia and Eastern Europe (shown in greens in the map).

01/04/2016 · USSR Administrative Divisions (1989): union republics, autonomous republics, oblasts, autonomous oblasts, okrugs USSR’s 15 union republics (SSRs) (1989) USSR National Geographic ethno-linguistic map (1974) (politically incorrect but heuristically useful)

Soviet Military Maps of the World. During the Cold War, the Military Topographic Directorate (VTU) of the General Staff of the Soviet Army conducted a secret topographic mapping program at a high level of detail and coverage for almost the entire globe. The true extent of the Soviet cartographic enterprise is yet to emerge, but it is clear that ...

The Former Soviet Union: Countries - Map Quiz Game: Before it broke up in 1991, the USSR was by far the largest country in the world. While Russia is still the biggest, the 14 other republics are relatively small by comparison. This teaching tool is a great way to learn more about former Soviet Union. Have students play this free map quiz game as an introduction to the unit.