Description : What is the difference between Russia, the Soviet Union and U.S.S.R?
Last Answer : The U.S.S.R. included: Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia (Granted independence in September 1991 and is not a member of the CIS) Georgia (Withdrew from the CIS in May 2005) Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia (Granted ... member of the CIS) Uzbekistan The Soviet Union and the U.S.S.R. are the same thing.