USSR
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More than 800 calls came in from the whole of the USSR, and 15 of them made it to broadcast.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The American team won the Olympic gold medal on Sunday, the first time in 46 years, on the anniversary of the team’s legendary triumph over the USSR, known as the “Miracle on Ice.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
When he returned, he was confused to see the group toasting the fraternal comradeship of the Third Reich and the USSR.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
One of them was Rita Skimehorn, the woman from Mascoutah, Illinois, who thought she was being pranked when Pizza Hut HR told her to pack her bags for the USSR.
From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025
What was left of the old Russian Empire would become known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics—the USSR, or Soviet Union.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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