The RSFSR (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) was one of the 15 constituent republics of the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics). The USSR was the overarching union of these republics, while the RSFSR was one of its individual members.
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RSFSR
- Full name: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
- Established: 1917
- Capital: Moscow
- Largest of the Soviet republics: The RSFSR encompassed most of the territory and population of the USSR, and was considered the most important republic.
- Dissolved: 1991, with its territory becoming the modern-day Russian Federation.
USSR
- Full name: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Established: 1922
- Capital: Moscow
- Composed of 15 republics: Including the RSFSR, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, and others.
- Dissolved: 1991, with the republics dissolving into independent nations.
The RSFSR, as a constituent republic of the USSR, had a degree of autonomy but ultimately operated within the framework of the Soviet Union's central government. The USSR, as the overarching union, was a powerful centralized entity, though the extent of its control varied over time.
