Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1936–1991)
Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic (1919–1936)
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| 1919–1991 1941–1944: German and Romanian occupation |
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 Flag (1950–1991)
 State emblem
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Motto: Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся! (Ukrainian)
"Proletari vsikh krayin, yednaitesia!" (transliteration) "Workers of the world, unite!" |
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Anthem: Державний гімн Української Радянської Соціалістичної Республіки (Ukrainian)
Derzhavnyy himn Ukrayins'koyi Radyans'koyi Sotsialistychnoyi Respubliky (transliteration) |
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Location of the Ukrainian SSR within the Soviet Union from 1954
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| Status | Independent Socialist Republic (1919–1922) Union Republic of the USSR (1922–1990) Union Republic with priority of Ukrainian legislation (1990–1991) |
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| Capital | Kharkiv (1919–1934) Kiev (1934–1991) |
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| Common languages | Russian (dominant) Ukrainian (folkloristic) (in 1990 Ukrainian declared as official)a |
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| Government | Soviet republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• 1918–1919
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Emanuel Kviring (first) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• 1990–1991
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Stanislav Hurenko (last) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• 1919–1938
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Grigory Petrovsky (first) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• 1990–1991
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Leonid Kravchuk (last) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• 1919–1923
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Christian Rakovsky (first) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• 1988–1991
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Vitold Fokin (last) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Supreme Soviet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Historical era | 20th century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• Declaration of the Ukrainian Soviet republic
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10 March 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• Admitted to USSR
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30 December 1922 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• Annexation of Western Ukraine from Poland
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15 November 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 October 1945 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• Priority of Ukrainian laws declared, Soviet laws partially abolished
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16 July 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• Declaration of independence, Ukrainian SSR renamed to Ukraine
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24 August 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• Ukrainian independence referendum
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1 December 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• Ratification of agreement to dissolve the Soviet Union
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10 December 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• Dissolution of the Soviet Union (Ukraine's independence formally recognized)
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26 December 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• Soviet government officially abolished (New constitution)
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28 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 census | 603,700 km2 (233,100 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• 1989 census
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51,706,746 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency | Soviet ruble (karbovanets) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Calling code | 7 03/04/05/06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of |  Ukraine Russia (some parts disputed) Moldova Poland Romania (Tătaru Mare Island) |
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The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR or Soviet Ukraine was in the southwestern part of the Soviet Union. It had the second largest population of the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union. This lasted from 1922 to 1991.
The Ukrainian SSR was a founding member of the United Nations. It did not really have much power because it was tightly controlled by Moscow authorities. When the Soviet Union broke apart, the Ukrainian SSR became Ukraine.
During its 72-year history, the republic's borders changed many times. The eastern city of Kharkiv was the republic's first capital. However, in 1934, it was moved to the city of Kyiv. Kyiv is still the capital of Ukraine.
Images for kids
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Front page of the Zakarpattia Ukraine newspaper (1944) with the manifest of unification with Soviet Ukraine (not the Ukrainian SSR)
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Bolshevik commissars in Ukraine (1919).
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Soviet soldiers preparing rafts to cross the Dnieper during the Battle of the Dnieper (1943). The sign reads: "Let's get Kyiv!"
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Three Soviet leaders were either born or raised in Ukraine: Nikita Khrushchev and Leonid Brezhnev (depicted here together); and Konstantin Chernenko.
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Stamp in honor of the 300th anniversary of Unification of Ukraine with Russia, 1954 год
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The 1991 Ukrainian presidential election. Former dissident Vyacheslav Chornovil gained 23.3 percent of the vote, compared to 61.6 percent for then Acting President Leonid Kravchuk.
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The Declaration of Independence, as printed on the ballot for the referendum on 1 December 1991
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Draft constitution of the Soviet Union (1937)
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Central Kharkiv in 1981
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Pavilion of Ukraine at the All-Russia Exhibition Centre in Moscow
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A graph showing the increase in the use of tractors versus the decreasing use of working horses from 1928 to 1938
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Microdistricts, such as this one in Mykolaiv, became common sights throughout the Ukrainian SSR's cities.
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See also
In Spanish: República Socialista Soviética de Ucrania para niños
