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Section size for Soviet Union (47 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	19,472	19,472	677	677
Etymology	5,733	5,733	462	462
History	3,823	3,823	371	371
Geography	3,118	15,350	258	608
Environment	12,232	12,232	350	350
Government and politics	732	46,222	68	2,435
Communist Party	5,976	5,976	330	330
Highest organ of state authority	7,563	7,563	325	325
Unified power and reform	7,660	7,660	377	377
Judicial system	1,171	1,171	76	76
Human rights	3,094	3,094	78	78
Foreign relations	7,311	16,508	131	950
Early policies (1919–1939)	6,667	6,667	611	611
World War II (1939–1945)	1,343	1,343	76	76
Cold War (1945–1991)	1,187	1,187	132	132
Administrative divisions	3,518	3,518	231	231
Military	3,440	13,580	341	707
WMD	10,140	10,140	366	366
Economy	17,519	35,652	1,260	2,476
Energy	2,983	2,983	255	255
Science and technology	5,784	5,784	323	323
Space program	5,414	5,414	369	369
Transport	3,952	3,952	269	269
Demographics	7,823	48,819	392	3,217
Urbanism	2,160	2,160	127	127
Women and fertility	3,101	3,101	218	218
LGBTQ rights	1,705	1,705	126	126
Education	7,560	7,560	283	283
Nationalities and ethnic groups	5,947	5,947	497	497
Health	3,520	5,154	310	349
Dentistry	1,634	1,634	39	39
Language	3,076	3,076	329	329
Religion	12,293	12,293	896	896
Culture	3,402	3,402	380	380
Sport	5,844	5,844	445	445
Legacy	22,576	46,480	974	2,505
In the former Soviet republics	2,599	2,599	138	138
For China	2,960	2,960	292	292
For the political left	29	17,464	0	1,024
Criticism	6,318	6,318	428	428
Praise	11,117	11,117	596	596
For the political right	881	881	77	77
See also	439	439	0	0
Notes	47	47	0	0
References	28	28	0	0
Bibliography	8,610	8,610	0	0
External links	1,378	1,378	0	0
Total	254,879	254,879	14,283	14,283

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CCCP

Latest comment: 3 months ago3 comments2 people in discussion

CCCPCCCP, very correctly, redirects here. However, the article is in dire need of a proper mention and explanation of this! Currently, the only place it technically appears is in the hatnote through a link to CCCP (disambiguation). Warmest regards, — Godsy^(TALK_CONT) 10:39, 11 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

That is not true. See Soviet Union#Etymology, second-last paragraph. Yue🌙 (talk) 22:31, 12 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Yue: Thanks. Did not catch it because of the Сs. — Godsy^(TALK_CONT) 04:52, 21 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

"CCCP" listed at Redirects for discussion

Latest comment: 2 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The redirect CCCP has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 September 11 § CCCP until a consensus is reached. — Godsy^(TALK_CONT) 02:04, 11 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

1990-1991 Soviet Union was a multi-party federal semi-presidential republic, not a communist state

Latest comment: 1 month ago3 comments3 people in discussion

There are many people who claim it to be unimportant, but that's very important - USSR wasn't a communist dictatorship until its dissolution. While some may argue that it still was during the 1989 Soviet Union legislative election (which were semi-free), it abolished CPSU monopoly on power in March 1990, and in 1990-1991, many regional leaders (including Boris Yeltsin, Vytautas Landsbergis, Zviad Gamsakhurdia or Levon Ter-Petrossyan) were elected in competitive election as democratic, reform-leaning, nationalist or anti-communist leaders who challenged Gorbachev and fought for autonomy or independence. The 1990-1991 also included many registered political parties. It HAS TO BE ADDED. I'm waiting for reliable arguments and counter-arguments, but I'm sure a "Federal semi-presidential republic (1990-1991)" should be added.

Suggest expanding on the description in the body text with appropriate sourcing, rather than adding detail to the lead. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:47, 7 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Could it stay if I will add it with sources? ~2026-53868-84 (talk) 07:20, 7 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

See MOS:LEAD for guidelines on how the lead sectioin and the main body of the article are related to each other.

The lead (including the infobox) is supposed to summarize the main body. My guess is that the topics you are talking about would be best described in the section "Government and Politics", but the "History" section would also be relevant.

If you add or change some text in those sections, then of course you should have citations of sources as needed.

If you then think that the lead section should be updated to correctly summarize what you have added or changed, you can do that, and you normally don't have to cite the same sources again (see MOS:CITELEAD). Bruce leverett (talk) 16:16, 7 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 28 October 2026

Latest comment: 16 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

Remove "Russia" from the successor infobox (|s1=Russia), which covers post-Soviet states in whole. ~2026-57531-46 (talk) 23:24, 28 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Not done: I don't see why. Russia should be listed separately from the other post-Soviet states, because it was the continuator state that maintained the Soviet Union's status in international relations, such as its Security Council seat. Day Creature (talk) 01:38, 29 October 2026 (UTC)Reply