Soviet Union and the United Nations

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
United Nations membership
MembershipFormer full member
DatesOctober 24, 1945 (1945-10-24) – December 26, 1991 (1991-12-26)
UNSC seatPermanent
Permanent Representative

The Soviet Union was a charter member of the United Nations and one of five permanent members of the Security Council. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, its UN seat was transferred to the Russian Federation, the successor state of the USSR.