Synonyms: Russia, Soviet Union, USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Definition: a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
Similar words: country, state, land
Definition: the territory occupied by a nation
Usage: he returned to the land of his birth; he visited several European countries