Till the year 1991 it was called The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
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This country was called the Soviet Union. It dissolved on December 26, 1991. The largest part of the Soviet Union is now known as Russia.
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Russia got it's name from the barbarian tribe Rus who lived there.It is thought to have gotten the name from the Scandinavian ethnic groups which came and took on the name of Rus, becoming the idea for the name Russia.
GeorgiaClarification: Georgia, a part of the former Soviet Union, is an independent nation.