The Soviet Union (SU; Russian: Сове́тский Сою́з, romanized: Sovetsky Soyuz, lit. 'Council Union'; СС) or Union of Soviet Socialists Republics (USSR; Russian: СССР) is a defunct 20th-century country based about Russia.
Soviet Union or Sovetsky Soyuz (Russian: Сове́тский Сою́з) may also refer to: