Soviet Russian

Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Russian: Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика Rossiyskaya Sovetskaya Federativnaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika
Sovereign state (1917–1922, 1990–1993) Soviet Socialist Republic (1922–1991)
1917–1993
Top: Flag (1954–1991) Bottom: Flag (1991–1993) State Emblem (1978–1993)
Motto Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Russian) Proletarii vsekh stran, soyedinyaytes'! (transliteration) "Workers of the world, unite!"
Anthem "Worker's Marseillaise" (1917–1918) "The Internationale" (1918–1944) "National Anthem of the Soviet Union" (1944–1990) "The Patriotic Song" (1990–1993)
Extent of the Russian SFSR (red) within the Soviet Union (red and white) following World War II (1956).
Capital		Petrograd (1917–1918) Moscow (March 1918–1991)
Languages		Russianb
Government		Federal Marxist-Leninist one-party Soviet Socialist Republic
Head of state
•	1917 (first)	Lev Kamenevc
•	1990–1991 (last)	Boris Yeltsind
Head of government
•	1917–1924 (first)	Vladimir Lenine
•	1990–1991	Ivan Silayevf
•	1991 (last)	Boris Yeltsing
Legislature		VTsIK / All-Russian Congress (1917–38) Supreme Soviet (RSFSR) (1938–90) Supreme Soviet (RSFSR) / Congress of People's Deputies (1990–91)
Historical era		20th century
•	October Revolution	7 November 1917
•	Soviet Republic proclaimed	9 November 1917
•	Admitted to the USSR	30 December 1922
•	Sovereignty declared	12 June 1990
•	Independence effective	12 December 1991
•	Abolition of the Soviet government	12 December 1993
Currency		Soviet ruble (руб) (SUR)
Preceded by Succeeded by Russian Republic Far Eastern Republic Taganrog Tuvan People's Republic Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic Viipuri Province East Prussia Kuril Islands Karafuto Prefecture Soviet Union Russian Democratic Federative Republic Soviet Union Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic Crimean Oblast Russian Federation Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Russian Democratic Federative Republic
Today part of		Russia  Belarus  China  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Mongolia  Tajikistan  Turkmenistan  Ukraine  Uzbekistan
a.	Remained the national anthem of Russia until 2000.
b.	Official language in the courts from 1937.
c.	As Chairman of the VTsIK (All-Russian Central Executive Committee).
d.	As Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR, from 29 May 1990 to 10 July 1991, then as President of Russia.
e.	As Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSR
f.	As Chairmen of the Council of Ministers – Government of the Russian SFSR
g.	Served as acting head of government while President of Russia
Seven Hero City awards
The Russian Democratic Federative Republic existed briefly on 19 January 1918, but actual sovereignty was still in the hands of the Soviets even after the Russian Constituent Assembly opened its first and last session.

The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Russian SFSR or RSFSR; Russian: Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, tr. Rossiyskaya Sovetskaya Federativnaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika  listen ), also known as Soviet Russia or Russia (/ˈrʌʃə/; Russian: Росси́я, tr. Rossija; IPA: [rɐˈsʲijə]; from the Greek: Ρωσία — Rus'), was a sovereign state from 1917 to 1922, and afterwards the largest, most populous, and most economically developed republic of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1991 and then a sovereign part of the Soviet Union with its own legislation in 1990–91. The Republic comprised sixteen autonomous republics, five autonomous oblasts, ten autonomous okrugs, six krais, and forty oblasts.Russians formed the largest ethnic group. The capital of the Russian SFSR was Moscow and the other major urban centers included Leningrad, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod and Samara.