| Soviet Union, Soviet is a Russian word which means council. Russian revolutionary groups were known as soviets. The first soviets were formed during the Russian worker's revolution in 1905. Soviets were formed throughout Russia after the downfall of the Czar in March 1917. Now Soviet Union doesn't exist anymore since the 15 regions were all became indenpendent countries with their respective names and still part of the Europe continent and Soviet Union was officially named Russia. Still the largest country in the world. |