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Explanation

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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History of the Soviet Union

Background

1917–1927: Establishment (founded)

1927–1953: Stalinism

1953–1964: Khrushchev Thaw

1964–1982: Era of Stagnation

1982–1991: Decline and collapse (dissolved)

A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national republics

It was the largest country in the world, covering over 22,402,200 square kilometers (8,649,500 sq mi)

spanning eleven time zones.

Capital and largest city: Moscow

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Leader  

• 1922–1924: Vladimir Lenin

• 1924–1953: Joseph Stalin

• 1953: Georgy Malenkov

• 1953–1964 : Nikita Khrushchev

• 1964–1982: Leonid Brezhnev

• 1982–1984: Yuri Andropov

• 1984–1985: Konstantin Chernenko

• 1985–1991: Mikhail Gorbachev

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Head of state  

• 1922–1946 (first): Mikhail Kalinin

• 1988–1991 (last): Mikhail Gorbachev

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Head of government  

• 1922–1924 (first): Vladimir Lenin

• 1991 (last): Ivan Silayev

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Currency: Soviet ruble (Rbl) (SUR)

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Explanation

Genghis Khan founded and led the Mongol Empire in the early 13th and 14th centuries.

It was the largest contiguous land empire in history.

Founded: 1206

Date dissolved: 1368

Explanation

The British, Arabs, and Turks all established rule or influence in parts of the Indian subcontinent.

The Romans never ruled the Indian subcontinent; they had trade contacts but no political control.

Explanation

The Fall of Constantinople in 1453 is considered to mark the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of Modern history.

The city's conquest by the Ottoman Empire had profound effects on European trade