Ukranian SSR
| Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Ukrainian: Українська Радянська Соціалістична Республіка Russian: Украинская Советская Социалистическая Республика |
||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
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 | |||||||||||||||||
| • | Declaration of the Ukrainian republic | 10 March 1919 | ||||||||||||||||
| • | Admitted to USSR | 30 December 1922 | ||||||||||||||||
| • | Annexation of Western Ukraine from Nazi Germany | 15 November 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
| • | Admitted to the United Nations | 24 October 1945 | ||||||||||||||||
| • | Priority of Ukrainian laws declared, Soviet laws partially abolished | 10 July 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| • | Declaration of independence, Ukrainian SSR renamed to Ukraine | 24 August 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| • | Ukrainian independence referendum | 1 December 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| • | Ratification of agreement to dissolve the Soviet Union | 10 December 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| • | Final liquidation of the USSR (Ukraine's independence formally recognized) | 26 December 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| • | Soviet government officially abolished (New constitution) | 28 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
| Today part of |
 Ukraine Russia (some parts disputed) Moldova Poland
|
|||||||||||||||||
| a. | Law of Ukraine "About languages of the Ukrainian SSR" | |||||||||||||||||
 Order of Lenin 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 the Soviet Ukraine, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union from its inception in 1922 to its breakup in 1991. 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.
Throughout its 72-year history, the republic's borders changed many times, with a significant portion of what is now Western Ukraine being annexed by Soviet forces in 1939 from the Republic of Poland, and the addition of Crimea in 1954. From the start, the eastern city of Kharkiv served as the republic's capital. However, in 1934, the seat of government was subsequently moved to the city of Kiev, Ukraine's historic capital. Kiev remained the capital for the rest of the Ukrainian SSR's existence, and remained the capital of independent Ukraine after the breakup of the Soviet Union.
...
Wikipedia