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The **Union of Soviet Socialist Republics** or*' Soviet Union*' was an
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[authoritarian socialist](Authoritarian_Socialism "wikilink")
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[state](List_of_States "wikilink") that was created by the Bolsheviks in
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1922 as the Russian Civil War came to an end. Seen by many as the first
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communist society in history (although this is heavily disputed), it
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remains one of the most controversial subjects on the left today. |