Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics/Союз Советских Социалистических Республик | |
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| Continent: | Europe, Asia |
| Affiliation: | N/A (disbanded) |
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly refered to as the Soviets, was the communist superpower that attempted to conquer Europe during the Great World War II it instigated. Under the tyranny of Joseph Stalin, the Soviet Union was a totalitarian state, lacking in freedom and its people repressed.
The offical emblem of the Soviets was the Hammer-and-Sickle, with a yellow starburst on a red field.
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[edit] Historical data
[edit] Ideology
The USSR was a communist state, gouverning based on the ideas of Marxism. By the 1950's, Stalin geared the Soviet Union towards conquering Europe, as well as attacking China. In a series of dreams, Stalin believed the birthright of the Soviet Empire was nothing less than conquering the entire globe. Stalin saw his own role in this as the greatest leader of all times who would conquer the spirit and dominate the actions of every Soviet citizen.
[edit] Base of Operations
Entire Eurasian peninsula. Command posts identified in Moscow, Kiev, Stalingrad, Khartoum and Da Nang.
[edit] Military strength
Enlisted forces exceeded 14 million. Non-regular forces, like police and NKVD (KGB), about 7 million. Soviet arsenal was primarily built around the concept of sheer, brutal force and expendability. The main attack force were to be heavy tanks supported by V2 launchers and thousands of infantrymen plus a strong fleet of advanced MiG fighter/bomber aircraft and the less reliable Yak attack planes.
The Soviet navy boasted hundreds of submarines whose lack of heavy weapons and armour was made up for with the element of stealth warfare and their hit and run capability.
The military forces of the USSR (notably the Russian SSR) were noted to having the cheapest cost compared to the other powers, while maintaining an effective military strength.
[edit] Economic strength
Considerable operating assets believed to have exceeded 486.2 billion Swiss Francs. Exact values unknown due to closed nature of Soviet system as well as lack of free-enterprise system.
[edit] Political strength
Since every person in the Soviet Union had to be a member of the Communist Party, an incredible agent network of over 200 million citizens has infiltrated the gouvernments of most Pan Africa, Pan India and Pan Asian gouvernments with suspected strongholds in Mexico City and Vancouver.
[edit] Affiliations
World Democratic Society, Asian Defense League, Freedom Consortium, Ukraine.
[edit] History
(Under construction)
[edit] Early History
The USSR was established from the former Russian Empire in 1922, after a long period of revolution and civil war. In 1917, the imperial gouvernment collapsed, and replaced by a Provisional Government. However, Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks soon seized power. After the Russian Civil War, the Bolsheviks were in control of Russia and formed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The Communist Party began to change their nation's society and economy based on their ideas.
Lenin died in 1924, and through political maneuvering, left Stalin as the leader of the USSR. Interestingly, in 1928, Stalin was against a worldwide socialist revolution, preferring to focus Communist ideas in Russia. During the 1930's, Stalin changed the USSR into a totalitarian police state, while developing a powerful industrial economy. However, millions of people died in Stalin's purges; they were executed or had died in penal-labour camps, also known as 'gulags'.
Technological advances began to develop greatly since the last Great War. There were strides in many fields of science and technology. The least of which was the Soviet's own armoured and air force.
[edit] Great World War II
Stalin's "Socialism in One Country" was soon to change in 1953. The General Secretary (under alleged influence of Kane) geared the USSR towards imperialism and building up his military might. The Great World War II was ignited with the USSR invading Europe and China.
During the conflict, the USSR had the upper hand initially, it soon found itself outmaneuvered and eventually defeated. During the war, the Red Army Top Brass was suffering from in-fighting, with several officers plotting against and backstabbing others. In the Battle of Moscow, the USSR was defeated, and Stalin was killed. However, Stalin's mysterious "advisor" disappeared after the war, leaving the whole country unhindered of being taken over by Nod, that would be the case, should the USSR win the Great World War 2.
[edit] Dissolution
The USSR was eventually dissolved, breaking up into a number of independent nations, many developing democratic styles of gouvernment.
[edit] Soviet Leadership
- Head of State: General Secretary and Premier Joseph Stalin
- Field Marshal Gradenko
- General Kukov
- Chief of the NKVD Nadia
- Stalin's Personal Advisor
