What was the best Soviet Republic?

[The New California Republic]

No; Mrs Dr Jones's family are originally from St Petersburg, Odessa, and Riga.

Do you ever visit the Ukraine? I was in Kiev fairly recently, which I quite enjoyed. I've never been to the south around Odessa though. Every Ukrainian person I met had a good cheer to them.

[Free Domelec Gorjicartlan island]

There were a total of 15 Soviet Republics at the end of the Soviet Union. They were:
Armenian
Azerbaijani
Byelorussian
Estonian
Georgian
Kazakh
Kirghiz
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldavia
Russian
Tajik
Turkmen
Ukrainian
Uzbek
All of these Soviet Republics had the same features: a ruling communist party, terrible infrastructure, ethnic peoples, and a lot more. But they were all different in some way. Kazakhstan had the baikonur cosmodrome used for Soviet space missions. Moldova had Moldevenism, and Georgia had a not red and yellow flag.

So what is the best Soviet republic?

In my opinion, I think it is Russia, because it was the largest, both in size and people. Also, it dominated the soviets in culture, economy, and technology.

Kazakh because they were the shortest soviet republic(shortest for lifespan as being a Soviet republic)

[Hakinda Herseyi Duymak istiyorum]

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[My Political Fantasy]

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Thicc Kazakhstan.

Aka

Greater Turkic Reich

[The Archregimancy]

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You would have come closest in the period 1918-1924, when the modern Central Asian republics were mostly divided between the Turkestan ASSR and the Kirgiz ASSR, with two smaller 'People's Socialist Republics' around Bukhara and Khiva, so the map looked like this:

However, these were ASSRs of the main Russian Republic, not full Soviet Republics; that came later.

Just to confuse matters, the Kirgiz ASSR is essentially the territory of modern Kazakhstan, not modern Kyrgyzstan. It took the Soviets until the 1930s to decide that the 'Kirghiz-Kazaks' should be called Kazakhs, and the Kara-Kirghiz should be called 'Kyrgyz'; which helps to show the extent to which the modern nation states in that region are not just artificial constructs in terms of their state boundaries, but also in terms of the formulation of their ethnic identities. Though since everyone more or less accepts the Soviet-era ethnic designations and boundaries (to the extent that they cause occasional inter-ethnic flare-ups in the Fergana Valley), there's no real harm done. Not currently, anyway.

[The Archregimancy]

No; Mrs Dr Jones's family are originally from St Petersburg, Odessa, and Riga.

Do you ever visit the Ukraine? I was in Kiev fairly recently, which I quite enjoyed. I've never been to the south around Odessa though. Every Ukrainian person I met had a good cheer to them.

We have no particular reason to visit Ukraine; Mrs Arch's family members still in the former Soviet Union are all in St Petersburg.

I have been through Kiev very briefly a couple of times, though; I have no objection to visiting Ukraine - it's not a political thing.

[The Blaatschapen]

No; Mrs Dr Jones's family are originally from St Petersburg, Odessa, and Riga.

Do you ever visit the Ukraine? I was in Kiev fairly recently, which I quite enjoyed. I've never been to the south around Odessa though. Every Ukrainian person I met had a good cheer to them.

I've visited Kyiv and Lviv.

Good places. Great coffee in Lviv.

[The New California Republic]

Do you ever visit the Ukraine? I was in Kiev fairly recently, which I quite enjoyed. I've never been to the south around Odessa though. Every Ukrainian person I met had a good cheer to them.

I've visited Kyiv and Lviv.

Good places. Great coffee in Lviv.

Have you had Lviv chocolate? I bought lots of it as gifts, and had to resist eating it.

[The Blaatschapen]

I've visited Kyiv and Lviv.

Good places. Great coffee in Lviv.

Have you had Lviv chocolate? I bought lots of it as gifts, and had to resist eating it.

Yes, that too.

But let's not get too offtopic in our Central and Eastern Europe adventures.

[Washingtonae]

Ukraine. In terms of industry, it carried out the rest of the Union. Not to mention Sevastopol is possibly the most important warm-water port in the region, and we all know about Russia's struggles with warm water.

[Haja-Mishu]

yo mama was the best soviet republic

[Latvijas Otra Republika]

All of these Soviet Republics had the same features: a ruling communist party, terrible infrastructure, ethnic peoples, and a lot more.

You sure? The infrastructure of the likes of the Baltic states and Ukraine wasn't that bad.

It sucked ass 1970s-1990s, Soviet roads were always stereotypically bad with potholes. Some old movies still show it. Mostly due to snow and the climate just thrashing everything.

[Latvijas Otra Republika]

Kyrgyzstan and most of the Stans are culturally rich and had/still have beautiful natural scenery. Take the prize for being the best.
Georgia's mountain peaks, slopes and beaches were great. Top holiday destination back then.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Lenin literally over turned an election in Moscow because the Bolsheviks didn’t win dude. Lenin was only pro-elections so long as his beliefs came out on top.

Sounds like the Democratic Party.

Democratic Party wasn't the ones who attacked DC beacuse they didn't like who won the fair and free election.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

None, The USSR fell far from Lenin's ideals. I'm not going to say "not true Communism" or anything, but if Lenin stuck to his ideals what the USSR would be very different then today.

Elections, freedom, free religion instead of state atheism, farmers allowed to sell there crops.

Bruh, what? Lenin was as much of an authoritarian and anti-theist as Stalin. Not sure where you got this nonsense from.

He was indeed. But that is because he fell away from the original ideals he subscribed too.

None, The USSR fell far from Lenin's ideals. I'm not going to say "not true Communism" or anything, but if Lenin stuck to his ideals what the USSR would be very different then today.

Elections, freedom, free religion instead of state atheism, farmers allowed to sell there crops.

Lenin literally over turned an election in Moscow because the Bolsheviks didn’t win dude. Lenin was only pro-elections so long as his beliefs came out on top.

Yes, that is what I meant. He did turn over an election beacuse he lost.

At that point Lenin already fell away from his ideals and that is what turned what could have been a democratic state running on socialism.

[Crylante]

Tannu Tuva.

Did any of the others produce the first non-hereditary female head of government?

[Heloin]

Tannu Tuva.

Did any of the others produce the first non-hereditary female head of government?

The Tuvan ASSR was strictly speaking not a Soviet Republic.

[The Archregimancy]

yo mama was the best soviet republic

Yomamastan has a rich history tied to the ancient Silk Road, no doubt; though I understand that in recent years it's become a surprising centre of post-Soviet hip hop culture.

[The Archregimancy]

Bruh, what? Lenin was as much of an authoritarian and anti-theist as Stalin. Not sure where you got this nonsense from.

He was indeed. But that is because he fell away from the original ideals he subscribed too.

Lenin never subscribed to any ideals other than the ideals that led to a dictatorship run by Lenin.

I wish people would stop pretending otherwise.

[United Engiresco]

Ukraine. It deserved WAY better...

[Treciene]

There were a total of 15 Soviet Republics at the end of the Soviet Union. They were:
Armenian
Azerbaijani
Byelorussian
Estonian
Georgian
Kazakh
Kirghiz
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldavia
Russian
Tajik
Turkmen
Ukrainian
Uzbek
All of these Soviet Republics had the same features: a ruling communist party, terrible infrastructure, ethnic peoples, and a lot more. But they were all different in some way. Kazakhstan had the baikonur cosmodrome used for Soviet space missions. Moldova had Moldevenism, and Georgia had a not red and yellow flag.

So what is the best Soviet republic?

In my opinion, I think it is Russia, because it was the largest, both in size and people. Also, it dominated the soviets in culture, economy, and technology.

Actually the Baltic republics had already broken out of the Union, gaining de facto independence, during the 1991 double coup d'etat (yep, double: the attempted one led by the conservatives and the other one, successful, led by Elcin).

Anyway, the best Soviet Republic was the Karelo-Finskaja.

I meant legitamate
Also it’s Karelo-Finnish
Also also that’s irrelevant

[Treciene]

All of these Soviet Republics had the same features: a ruling communist party, terrible infrastructure, ethnic peoples, and a lot more.

You sure? The infrastructure of the likes of the Baltic states and Ukraine wasn't that bad.

pretty sure it is

[Ethel mermania]

yo mama was the best soviet republic

Yomamastan has a rich history tied to the ancient Silk Road, no doubt; though I understand that in recent years it's become a surprising centre of post-Soviet hip hop culture.

Shame, you should feel shame for that.

[The New California Republic]

You sure? The infrastructure of the likes of the Baltic states and Ukraine wasn't that bad.

pretty sure it is

Not convinced.

[Treciene]

pretty sure it is

Not convinced.

actually you were right
does look cool