// Modern era
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Period
- AD 1922 – AD 1991
- Duration
- approx. 69 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1946
- Area (max.)
- approx. 24.5 million km²
Period and duration
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics — according to the map data from AD 1922 to AD 1991, roughly 69 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics — greatest extent around AD 1946: the mapped borders then cover about 24.5 million km², roughly 16.4% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 1921)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
- Russian Federation
- Kazakhstan
Neighbours around AD 1946
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- British Empire
- French Fourth Republic
- French Africa
- United States of America
- British Africa
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Republic of China
- British Raj
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1946 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.