The main difference between Russia and the Soviet Union is that Russia is the name of a single country of Asia while the Soviet Union was the name of former federation of Communist Republic comprise of fifteen republics.
The Soviet Union was much bigger as government and wider in term of geographical location as compared to the Russia that is very small in term of both government and geographical
The Soviet Union maintained an advanced and large military in the world while the size of Russian military has been decreased significantly since the dissolution of Soviet Union.
Russia is the successor of Soviet Union and comprising present day Russia and Siberia for the most part while the Soviet Union was the federation of almost fifteen countries.
Russia is more socialized than the Soviet Union that was heavily influenced by communism.
In the Soviet Union, legislative body was Supreme Soviet that is now Federal Assembly.
The Soviet Union formed a one-party system while current political party system in Russia is a multi-party
The Upper and Lower House in Russia are Federation Council and State Duma respectively, while these were Soviet of the Union and Soviet of Nationalities respectively during the Soviet Union.
USSR or the Soviet Union era was lasted from 1917 to 1991 whereas Russia continued from that point till now.
Russia is a country while the Soviet Union was a political state.
Present-day Russia is a multi-faith and multi-ethnic nation with Orthodox Christianity the largest religion. The Soviet Union had no religion. It was stated
Current Russian Coat of Arms was adopted on November 30, 1993, and before it, there was State Emblem of the Soviet Union as a place of the coat of arms.
Russia government system is a federal, semi-presidential and constitutional republic. Soviet Union government system was federal, Marxist-Linen one party, and socialist state.
Russian currency is Russian Ruble whereas Soviet Union currency was Soviet Ruble.
The Soviet Union was founded by Vladimir Lenin while Russia was formed as result of Belavezha Accord signed by Russian, Ukraine and Belarus presidents.
During the era of Soviet Union, almost all small businesses and industries were nationalized. However, in Russia, most of the large-scale nationalized businesses, and state-owned assets were privatized as a result of the post-Soviet reforms.
The demonym of Russia is Russian while the demonym of Soviet Union was Soviet.
Russia
A country of Europe and Asia.
Russia
A former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia an others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
Russia
Formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia
Russia
A former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in 17-18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917
Russia
A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state
Russia, also called as Russian Federation, is the largest country in the world and the ninth most populous in the world. Russian Federation was formed on December 25, 1991, and before that it was known as the Soviet Union or USSR. Russian Federation was formed as a result of the dissolution of the Soviet Union after the Soviet-Afghan War. Boris Yeltsin was the first directly elected President of Russia and he was elected President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist. In December 1991, the country was renamed as Russian Federation. After the dissolution of Soviet Union, various reforms were introduced including the market structure, trade liberalization, and privatization. The new economy system resulted in 50% decline in both industrial output and GDP during 1990 and 1995. Russia has had officially attracting GFDI and has experienced large capital outflows in past several years. Russia is rich in natural resources and well ahead of many other resources. It has a long tradition of science and technology, industry and education.
The Soviet Union was a socialist state formed by Vladimir Linen on the Eurasian continent. The Soviet Union was the union of multiple Soviet republics and lasted from 1922 to 1991. Also called as USSR, the Soviet Union was a one-party federation that was governed by the Communist Party. In 1917, Vladimir Lenin established the Russian Soviet Federative Soviet Republic that was later on renamed as Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic by Joseph Stalin 1936. The official constitution of Soviet Union was adopted in 1924, thus. As a result, it was established a federal system of government based on a succession of Soviets set up in factories, villages, and cities in the larger region. During the era of Soviet Union, almost all small businesses and industries were nationalized and the money economy was restricted at all. Lenin adopted new Economic Policy. The Soviet Union continued to be responsible for transportation, heavy industry, banking and other basic public utilities.
