Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
- proper noun
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República Socialista Federativa Soviética Rusa
- The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic played a dominant role in the politics of the USSR.
Examples
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Many regions that were part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic are now within modern Russia.
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Lenin declared the formation of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic after the October Revolution.
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The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was established in 1922.
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Did the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic exist during the Cold War?
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Lenin declared the formation of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic after the October Revolution.
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The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic played a dominant role in the politics of the USSR.
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Many regions that were part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic are now within modern Russia.
Synonyms
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A large country in northeastern Europe and northern Asia that formed after the Soviet Union ended in 1991
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A country in eastern Europe and northern Asia that used to be part of the Soviet Union
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A large country that was the main part of the former Soviet Union covering eastern Europe and northern Asia
Surface Forms
Morphology
Russian + Soviet + federative + socialist + republic
The compound is a literal, compositional name whose meaning follows directly from its constituents: a Russian republic that is Soviet, federative, and socialist. A B1 learner who knows the component words will thus understand it denotes a political entity of Russia within the Soviet system (though finer historical details or dates would require extra knowledge).
Etymology
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was the long official name used after the 1917 revolution: Russian shows the country, Soviet means 'councils of workers', Federative shows it was made of many joined regions, and Socialist Republic shows it followed a socialist system. That's why the name described the large republic that led the Soviet Union and later became modern Russia.