Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

PLEASE NOTE: (1) the data system is under development and not all items have been catalogued; (2) this page is a temporary placeholder while the site is being fully coded.

These information by country pages are intended to help users navigate the cataloguing systems within the data structures used in this site.

As of 2026, there are 15 internationally recognized states that emerged following the dissolution of the USSR in 1991: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

HSP/SHIB coding:

• C — COUNTRIES AND ALLIANCES
  • C3 — Countries
    • C3(USSR)
    • C3(USSR-w)
    • C3(USSR-i)
    • C3(USSR-o)
    • C3(USSR-f)
• D — CONFLICTS
  • D3 — Inter World War period
    • D3.7 — Sinkiang: Soviet intervention, 1934
  • D6 — Conflicts since 1960
    • D6.11 – Afghanistan: Soviet intervention, 1979
• E — ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT
  • E1 — Existing anti-CBW regime
    • E1.4 — Alleged violations
      • E1.4.2 — BWC noncompliance
        • E1.4.2.2 — Allegations of Soviet/Russian non-compliance
          • E1.4.2.2.1 — The Sverdlovsk anthrax
          • E1.4.2.2.2 — Bilateral/trilateral talks/inspections
  • E2 — Future anti-CBW regime
    • E2.1 — Objectives
      • E2.1.4 — CBW proliferation constraints
        • E2.1.4.4 — US-Soviet Bern bilaterals
    • E2.2 — National positions and initiatives
      • E2.2(USSR) — Soviet Union
        • E2.2(USSR)1 — CD site visit, 1987
        • E2.2(USSR)2 — Intragovernmental
    • E2.3 — Intergovernmental talks and contacts
      • E2.3.2 — Bilateral USA-USSR talks
        • E2.3.2.1 — The 1989 Wyoming MoU and its implementation
        • E2.3.2.2 — The Washington Agreement (1990)
• G — RELATED TOPICS
  • GB — Military topics
    • GB.1 — Military science and technology
      • GB.1.2 — Weapons delivery systems
        • GB.1.2(USSR) — Soviet delivery systems
  • GC — Country topics
    • GC(USSR)1 — Soviet Union: Administration
      • GC(USSR)1.1 — For Science and Technology
    • GC(USSR)2 — Force structure
      • GC(USSR)2.1 — Nuclear
    • GC(USSR)4 — War theory & military doctrine
    • GC(USSR)5 — Weapons acquisition process
    • GC(USSR)7 — Intelligence
    • GC(USSR-f) — Former Soviet Union
  • GE — Arms control topics
  • GE.2 — Arms control talks
    • GE.2.1 — Bilateral USA/USSR [Russia]
      • GE.2.1.1 — INF Treaty
      • GE.2.1.2 — START

   

  CBW Events coding:

  • USSR everything — i.e., all references marked up as relating to the USSR
  • USSR and the Biological Weapons Convention
  • USSR and the Chemical Weapons Convention [The CWC text was agreed after the dissolution of the USSR]
    • USSR and negotiations for the Chemical Weapons Convention

   

  More detailed searches can be done via:

  • Catalogue search returning title and author(s) [for approved guests and above]; or
  • Catalogue search within all fields [for HSP Associates only].