Russia Throughout the History
The first few years helped make great changes
in the social and cultural life. People had hope because the Bolsheviks introduced free universal
health care, education and social security. Russian Orthodoxy was prohibited and the government
started promoting atheism ( " T h e r i s e o f , " ) .
In 1922, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was created. 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
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