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How many union republics made up the Soviet Union at the time of its dissolution in 1991?

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15
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history.state.gov, 1977 constitution of the ussr, article 71 (bucknell university hosting the constitutional text): https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/const/77cons03.html, 1991 un yearbook, chapter iv: europe — https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/858827/files/1121535-en.pdf?ln=zh_cn, 2001-2009.state.gov, australian war memorial, union of soviet socialist republics: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/pl503376, britannica concise encyclopedia, ‘u.s.s.r.’: https://slovar-vocab.com/english/britannica-concise-encyclopedia/u-s-s-r-6540393.html, britannica, "soviet union" — https://www.britannica.com/place/soviet-union, britannica, "union of soviet socialist republics" (https://www.britannica.com/place/union-of-soviet-socialist-republics), britannica, "union of soviet socialist republics" (https://www.britannica.com/place/union-of-soviet-socialist-republics) - states the ussr consisted of 15 union republics at its 1991 dissolution., britannica, "union of soviet socialist republics" entry (britannica.com/place/union-of-soviet-socialist-republics), read directly, listing the 15 union republics that made up the ussr at its december 1991 dissolution., britannica, "union of soviet socialist republics" — https://www.britannica.com/place/union-of-soviet-socialist-republics (accessed 2026-09-24): the ussr consisted of 15 union republics at the time of its dissolution in 1991., britannica, 'union of soviet socialist republics' (britannica.com), read directly: article states the ussr dissolved in december 1991, ending as a union of 15 republics., britannica, 'union of soviet socialist republics' (https://www.britannica.com/place/soviet-union) — states 15 union republics existed at the time of the ussr's dissolution in december 1991., britannica, 'union of soviet socialist republics', https://www.britannica.com/place/soviet-union, digitallibrary.un.org, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, "soviet union" (article on the ussr's 1991 dissolution into its 15 constituent union republics), britannica.com, encyclopaedia britannica, "soviet union" (https://www.britannica.com/place/soviet-union) — states the ussr consisted of 15 union republics at its dissolution in 1991., encyclopaedia britannica, "soviet union" (https://www.britannica.com/place/soviet-union) — states the ussr dissolved into its 15 constituent union republics in december 1991., encyclopaedia britannica, "soviet union" article (https://www.britannica.com/place/soviet-union), which documents that the union of soviet socialist republics consisted of 15 union (constituent) republics at the time of its dissolution in december 1991., encyclopaedia britannica, "union of soviet socialist republics", encyclopaedia britannica, "union of soviet socialist republics" (britannica.com) — states the ussr was composed of 15 union republics (armenia, azerbaijan, belorussia, estonia, georgia, kazakhstan, kirgiziya, latvia, lithuania, moldavia, russia, tajikistan, turkmenistan, ukraine, uzbekistan) at the time of its dissolution in december 1991, encyclopaedia britannica, "union of soviet socialist republics" (britannica.com), read directly; corroborated by the text of the december 21, 1991 alma-ata protocol, which was signed by 11 of the 12 remaining republics upon dissolution and confirms the pre-existing 15-republic structure of the ussr., encyclopaedia britannica, "union of soviet socialist republics" (britannica.com/place/soviet-union), article section on the 15 constituent union republics at dissolution in 1991, encyclopaedia britannica, "union of soviet socialist republics" (britannica.com/place/soviet-union), which lists the 15 union republics comprising the ussr at its 1991 dissolution., encyclopaedia britannica, "union of soviet socialist republics" (https://www.britannica.com/place/union-of-soviet-socialist-republics), encyclopaedia britannica, "union of soviet socialist republics" / "dissolution of the soviet union" (britannica.com), consulted for the enumeration of the 15 constituent union republics at the time of the ussr's dissolution in december 1991, encyclopaedia britannica, 'soviet union' (article on the ussr's administrative divisions and dissolution), https://www.britannica.com/place/soviet-union, encyclopaedia britannica, 'soviet union' (https://www.britannica.com/place/soviet-union) — states the ussr consisted of 15 union republics at the time of its december 1991 dissolution., encyclopaedia britannica, 'soviet union' (https://www.britannica.com/place/soviet-union), stating the ussr consisted of 15 union republics at its dissolution in december 1991., encyclopaedia britannica, 'union of soviet socialist republics' (https://www.britannica.com/place/soviet-union) - states the ussr was composed of 15 union republics (russia, ukraine, belarus, uzbekistan, kazakhstan, georgia, azerbaijan, lithuania, moldova, latvia, kyrgyzstan, tajikistan, armenia, turkmenistan, estonia) at the time of its dissolution in december 1991., encyclopaedia britannica, 'union of soviet socialist republics' entry (britannica.com/place/soviet-union), read directly, stating the ussr consisted of 15 union republics at its dissolution on december 26, 1991., encyclopaedia britannica, article "soviet union" (dissolution section), read 2026-09-24, encyclopaedia britannica, article "soviet union" (https://www.britannica.com/place/soviet-union), section on the 1991 dissolution, which lists the 15 union republics that comprised the ussr at the time it dissolved., history.com editors, ‘collapse of the soviet union’: https://www.history.com/articles/fall-of-soviet-union, history.com, ‘collapse of the soviet union’: https://www.history.com/articles/fall-of-soviet-union, history.state.gov, library of congress, a country study: soviet union, administrative-political-territorial divisions (states fifteen union republics since 1956): https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/frd/frdcstdy/so/sovietunioncount00zick/sovietunioncount00zick.pdf, nato, 'old adversaries become new partners' (nato declassified): states that 15 independent states emerged from the dissolution of the soviet union., nato, old adversaries become new partners: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/declassified_136603.htm, nato, ‘old adversaries become new partners’ (https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/declassified_136603.htm); australian war memorial, ‘union of soviet socialist republics’ (https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/pl503376), nato, ‘old adversaries become new partners’: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/declassified_136603.htm, text of the 1977 constitution of the ussr, article 120, bucknell university: https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/const/77cons05.html, thedocs.worldbank.org, tile.loc.gov, u.s. department of state, office of the historian, "dissolution of the ussr and the establishment of independent republics, 1991": https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/pcw/108229.htm, u.s. department of state, office of the historian: https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1981-88v06/d107 (15 national republics); https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/short-history/berlinwall (ussr dissolved december 25, 1991)., united nations, world economic and social survey 1992, box ii.2, ‘out of one, many: the ussr breaks up’, united nations, world economic and social survey 1992, box ii.2, ‘out of one, many: the ussr breaks up’ — https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/wess/wess_archive/1992wes.pdf, united nations, world economic and social survey 1992, box ii.2, ‘out of one, many: the ussr breaks up’: https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/wess/wess_archive/1992wes.pdf, united nations, world economic and social survey 1992, box ii.2, “out of one, many: the ussr breaks up” (dissolution into 15 independent republics): https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/147176/files/1992wes.pdf; 1977 ussr constitution, article 71 (enumerates union republics): https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/const/77cons03.html, united nations, world economic and social survey 1992, box ii.2: https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/wess/wess_archive/1992wes.pdf, unstats.un.org, world bank, understanding civil war, pp. 259–260: https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/373981468308066282/pdf/344110v20paper101official0use0only1.pdf, www.awm.gov.au, www.britannica.com, www.departments.bucknell.edu, www.encyclopedia.com, www.fmprc.gov.cn, www.gov.uk, www.history.com, www.latimes.com, www.nato.int, www.un.org

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    #86315Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" (britannica.com) — states the USSR was composed of 15 union republics (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belorussia, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kirgiziya, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldavia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan) at the time of its dissolution in December 1991
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