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UkSSR

Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ukrainian: Українська Радянська Соціалістична Республіка
Russian: Украинская Советская Социалистическая Республика
Union republic
1919–1991
Motto
Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся! (Ukrainian)
"Proletari vsikh krayin, yednaitesia!" (transliteration)
"Workers of the world, unite!"
Anthem
Державний гімн Української Радянської Соціалістичної Республіки  (Ukrainian)
Derzhavnyy himn Ukrayins'koyi Radyans'koyi
Sotsialistychnoyi Respubliky
  (transliteration)
National Anthem of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic

Location of the Ukrainian SSR within the Soviet Union from 1954
Capital Kharkiv (1919–1934)
Kiev (1934–1991)
Languages Ukrainian (official since 1990)a
Languages:
Ukrainian · Russian
Government Unitary Marxist-Leninist one party Soviet socialist republic
First Secretary
 •  1918–1919 (first) Emanuel Kviring
 •  1990–1991 (last) Stanislav Hurenko
Head of government
 •  1919–1923 (first) Christian Rakovsky
 •  1988–1991 (last) Vitold Fokin
Head of state
 •  1919–1938 (first) Grigory Petrovsky
 •  1990–1991 (last) Leonid Kravchuk
Legislature Supreme Soviet
Historical era 20th century
 •  Republic declared 10 March 1919
 •  Admitted to USSR 30 December 1922
 •  Annexation of Western Ukraine 15 November 1939
 •  Admitted to the United Nations 24 October 1945
 •  Independence declared 24 August 1991
 •  Independence referendum 1 December 1991
Area
 •  1989 census 603,700 km2 (233,100 sq mi)
Population
 •  1989 census est. 51,706,746 
     Density 86/km2 (222/sq mi)
Currency Soviet karbovanets
Calling code +7 03/04/05/06
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Ukrainian People's Republic
Second Polish Republic
Kingdom of Romania
Reichskommissariat Ukraine
General Government
Polish People's Republic
Carpathian Ruthenia
Crimean Oblast
Kingdom of Romania
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
Reichskommissariat Ukraine
General Government
Polish People's Republic
Ukraine
Today part of  Ukraine
 Russia (some parts disputed)
 Moldova
 Poland
a. Law of Ukraine "About languages of the Ukrainian SSR"
Order of Lenin Order of Lenin
 Hero of the USSR Four Hero City awards

The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (Ukrainian SSR or UkrSSR or UkSSR; Ukrainian: Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, Украї́нська РСР; Russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респу́блика, Украи́нская ССР; see "Name" section below), commonly referred to in English as Ukraine (/juːˈkrn/; Ukrainian: Україна, tr. Ukrayina [ukrɑˈjinɑ]), was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union from its inception in 1922 to its breakup in 1991. From 1919–22 it was a sovereign state. Throughout this period Ukraine was referred to as a Soviet socialist state. It is referred to sometimes as Soviet Ukraine by some historians. The republic was governed by the Communist Party of Ukraine as an unitary socialist republic.

The Ukrainian SSR was a founding member of the United Nations, although it was legally represented by the All-Union state in its affairs with countries outside of the Soviet Union. Upon the Soviet Union's dissolution and perestroika, the Ukrainian SSR was transformed into the modern nation-state and renamed itself to Ukraine, although Ukraine's new constitution was only ratified on 28 June 1996.


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