A glossary of communist states' names
| State | Alternative Names | Constituent Republics |
Alternative Names or Provinces | |
| Soviet Union | ||||
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | ||||
| U.S.S.R. | ||||
| Armenia | ||||
| Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||
| Republic of Armenia | ||||
| Soviet Armenia | ||||
| Azerbaijan | ||||
| Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||
| Republic of Azerbaijan | ||||
| Soviet Azerbaijan | ||||
| Belarus | ||||
| Belarussia | ||||
| Belorussia | ||||
| B.S.S.R. | ||||
| Byelarus | ||||
| Byelarussia | ||||
| Byelorussia | ||||
| Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||
| Republic of Belarus | ||||
| Soviet Byelorussia | ||||
| Estonia | ||||
| E.S.S.R. | ||||
| Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||
| Republic of Estonia | ||||
| Soviet Estonia | ||||
| Georgia | ||||
| Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||
| Republic of Georgia | ||||
| Soviet Georgia | ||||
| Kazakhstan | ||||
| Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||
| K.S.S.R. | ||||
| Republic of Kazakhstan | ||||
| Soviet Kazakhstan | ||||
| Kyrgyzstan | ||||
| Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||
| Kirghizia | ||||
| Kyrgyz Republic | ||||
| Republic of Kirghizia | ||||
| Soviet Kirghizia | ||||
| Latvia | ||||
| Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||
| Republic of Latvia | ||||
| Soviet Latvia | ||||
| Lithuania | ||||
| Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||
| Republic of Lithuania | ||||
| Soviet Lithuania | ||||
| Moldova | ||||
| Moldavia | ||||
| Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||
| M.S.S.R. | ||||
| Republic of Moldova | ||||
| Soviet Moldova | ||||
| Moldova Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||
| Tajikistan | ||||
| Republic of Tajikstan | ||||
| Soviet Tajikistan | ||||
| Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||
| Turkmenistan | ||||
| Soviet Turkmenia | ||||
| Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||
| Turkmenia | ||||
| Ukraine | ||||
| Republic of Ukraine | ||||
| Soviet Ukraine | ||||
| Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||
| Ukr.S.S.R. | ||||
| Uk.S.S.R. | ||||
| Uzbekistan | ||||
| Republic of Uzbekistan | ||||
| Soviet Uzbekistan | ||||
| Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||
| Albania | ||||
| Democratic Government of Albania | ||||
| People's Republic of Albania | ||||
| People's Socialist Republic of Albania | ||||
| Bulgaria | ||||
| People's Republic of Bulgaria (P.R.B.) | ||||
| Czechoslovakia | ||||
| Č.S.S.R. | ||||
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Czechoslovak Socialist Republic |
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| East Germany | ||||
| Deutsche Demokratische Republik (D.D.R.) | ||||
| German Democratic Republic (G.D.R.) | ||||
| Hungary | ||||
| Hungarian People's Republic | ||||
| Poland | ||||
| Polish People's Republic (P.R.L.) | ||||
| Republic of Poland | ||||
| Romania | ||||
| Romanian People's Republic | ||||
| Roumania | ||||
| Rumania | ||||
| Socialist Republic of Romania | ||||
| Yugoslavia | ||||
| S.F.R. Yugoslavia | ||||
| S.F.R.Y. | ||||
| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | ||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||
| Croatia | ||||
| Macedonia | ||||
| Montenegro | ||||
| Serbia | ||||
| Kosovo | ||||
| Vojvodina | ||||
| Slovenia |
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