Russia Throughout the History
At first the new
nation had only four members: the Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Transcaucasian Soviet
republics. Over the years the number grew to 15 (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic,
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, Kazakh Soviet Socialist
Republic, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic,
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldavian Soviet Socialist
Republic, Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, Turkmen
Soviet Socialist Republic, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Latvian Soviet Socialist
Republic, Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic) ( " T h e r i s e o f , " ) .
Moscow regained its status as the capital soon after the revolution. It was now the centre
of the country's power. The Soviet government was based on the one-party rule of the
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