Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
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| State motto (Ukrainian): Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся! (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) | |||||
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| Official language | None. (Unofficially:Ukrainian and Russian in varying degree at different times and regions) | ||||
| Capital | Kiev | ||||
| Chairman of the Supreme Council | Leonid Kravchuk (at the time of regaining independence) | ||||
| Established In the USSR: - Since - Until | December 25 1917 December 30 1922 August 24 1991 | ||||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 3rd in the USSR 603,700 km² -- | ||||
| Population | Ranked 2nd in the USSR
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| Currency | Soviet Ruble (Ukrainian: карбованець, karbovanets') | ||||
| Time zone | UTC+3 | ||||
| Anthem | Anthem of Ukrainian SSR | ||||
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (Ukrainian: Ukrayins’ka Radyans’ka Sotsialistychna Respublika, URSR, Russian: Ukrainskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika) was created on December 25, 1917, and was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union since the Union was formed in 1922. After World War II, in 1945, some amendments to the Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR were accepted, which allowed it to act as a separate subject of the international law in some cases and to a certain extent, remaining a part of the USSR at the same time. In particular, these amendments allowed the Ukrainian SSR to become one of founding members of the United Nations (UN) together with the USSR and Byelorussian SSR. In reality it simply meant giving the Soviet Union extra seats (and votes) in the UN, since Ukrainian SSR had no independent voice in international affairs.
The Ukrainian SSR was renamed Ukraine on August 24, 1991, and split from the USSR the same day, becoming an independent state.
The capital was first Kharkiv (in 1918-1934) and then Kiev (Kyiv). Crimea was transferred to the republic in 1954 from the Russian SFSR.
See also
External links
- Constitution of Ukrainian SSR (1978, in Ukrainian)
