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I saw a film about the Ukrainian republic. It didn't last long did it. ONly a few years I think.
What about Moldova?

... including Baltics, Moldova, Finland and part of Poland.[/quote]

I thought that at the time of the 1917 revolution, the Baltics and Moldova were not part of Russia. I thought the Baltics were...

The central Asian states were part of the Russian Empire and within Russia's borders. I think all of the Soviet Republics were part of Russia before the USSR, expect for the Baltics, and Moldova.
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I just thought it was a bit weird having a Ленинградская область but no Ленинград.

There are still plenty of Lenin places left in the ex Soviet states.

Is it still called the Leningrad oblast'?