soviet socialist republic
- n one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991)
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- Sochi Olympics: Russian athletes yearn to find new glory
Algis Shalna lived a privileged life ahead of the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, then part of Yugoslavia. A native of the then-Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, Mr. Shalna earned a princely 350 rubles a month when he joined the Soviet Union's national biathlon team.
Feb. 5, 2014 - Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News