Created from the Russian empire in the aftermath of the 1917 Russian Revolution, the Soviet Union was the largest country in the world, centered in its capital city of Moscow. It was led by a totalitarian dictatorship using a communist, command economy. After World War II, it emerged as a superpower that rivaled the US and led to the Cold War. After decades of repression and economic failure, the Soviet Union was formally dissolved in 1991, breaking into Russia and several other countries.

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Created from the Russian empire in the aftermath of the 1917 Russian Revolution, the Soviet Union was the largest country in the world, centered in its capital city of Moscow. It was led by a totalitarian dictatorship using a communist, command economy. After World War II, it emerged as a superpower that rivaled the US and led to the Cold War. After decades of repression and economic failure, the Soviet Union was formally dissolved in 1991, breaking into Russia and several other countries.

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