Soviet Union Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
former country in Eurasia (1922–1991)
About Soviet Union
—Vladimir Putin From the end of World War II in 1945 to its collapse in 1991, the Soviet Union was a global superpower, and the main geopolitical rival to the United States. SeeCold Warfor sites related to that competition. TheRussianrevolutions of 1917 ended the rule of the czars and brought the Bolshevik (Communist) Party to power, led by Vladimir Lenin. Lenin signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany on 3 March 1918, pulling Russia out of World War I, and forcing Russia to grant independence of theBaltic States. Lenin died in 1924; his eventual successor, Joseph Stalin, enforced five-year plans for industrialization and collectivization of farms which were followed by famine, especially inUkraine, where it's known as theHolodomor. Stalin also was responsible for reversing previous
Top Attractions in Soviet Union
Explore the best things to see and do in Soviet Union:
- ★Baikonur
- ★Bunker-42, Tagansky Protected Command Point
- ★Chernobyl
- ★Garden of Fallen Monuments
- ★Gori
- ★Karosta
- ★Lenin Mausoleum
- ★Lenin's Head
Soviet Union Travel Guide Sections
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