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'''Soviet Union''' (in Russian '''Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik'''; also known by the initials '''S.S.S.R''' in Hebrew translation: '''Union of Soviet Socialist Republics'''), was established as a result of the '''Communist Revolution''' or '''October Revolution''' that took place in Russia in 5678 (1917) by the Chairman of the Bolshevik Party Vladimir Lenin after the February Revolution in which the liberal provisional government seized power.

The USSR was a superpower that stretched across about 15% of all land on Earth, spanning Eastern Europe and North-Central Asia. Under its rule lived approximately half of the world's Jews. The Soviet Union was ruled by the Communist Party, and its rule was characterized by persecution and suppression of the Jewish religion. Many Jews, including numerous Chabad chassidim, sacrificed their lives to sanctify Hashem's name during the Soviet era, as part of the constant struggle against the government to maintain Jewish identity and observe Torah and mitzvos. The Rebbe Rayatz and the Rebbe waged a powerful battle to sustain Judaism and Chassidus in the Soviet Union throughout the entire period of Communist rule.

The USSR was a superpower that stretched across about 15% of all land on Earth, spanning Eastern Europe and North-Central Asia. Under its rule lived approximately half of the world's Jews. The Soviet Union was ruled by the Communist Party, and its rule was characterized by persecution and suppression of the Jewish religion. Many Jews, including numerous Chabad chassidim, sacrificed their lives to sanctify Hashem's name during the Soviet era, as part of the constant struggle against the government to maintain Jewish identity and observe Torah and mitzvos. The [[Rebbe Rayatz]] and the [[Rebbe]] waged a powerful battle to sustain Judaism and Chassidus in the Soviet Union throughout the entire period of Communist rule.

== Background ==

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 '''Soviet Union''' (in Russian '''Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik'''; also known by the initials '''S.S.S.R''' in Hebrew translation: '''Union of Soviet Socialist Republics'''), was established as a result of the '''Communist Revolution''' or '''October Revolution''' that took place in Russia in 5678 (1917) by the Chairman of the Bolshevik Party Vladimir Lenin after the February Revolution in which the liberal provisional government seized power.
-The USSR was a superpower that stretched across about 15% of all land on Earth, spanning Eastern Europe and North-Central Asia. Under its rule lived approximately half of the world's Jews. The Soviet Union was ruled by the Communist Party, and its rule was characterized by persecution and suppression of the Jewish religion. Many Jews, including numerous Chabad chassidim, sacrificed their lives to sanctify Hashem's name during the Soviet era, as part of the constant struggle against the government to maintain Jewish identity and observe Torah and mitzvos. The Rebbe Rayatz and the Rebbe waged a powerful battle to sustain Judaism and Chassidus in the Soviet Union throughout the entire period of Communist rule.
+The USSR was a superpower that stretched across about 15% of all land on Earth, spanning Eastern Europe and North-Central Asia. Under its rule lived approximately half of the world's Jews. The Soviet Union was ruled by the Communist Party, and its rule was characterized by persecution and suppression of the Jewish religion. Many Jews, including numerous Chabad chassidim, sacrificed their lives to sanctify Hashem's name during the Soviet era, as part of the constant struggle against the government to maintain Jewish identity and observe Torah and mitzvos. The [[Rebbe Rayatz]] and the [[Rebbe]] waged a powerful battle to sustain Judaism and Chassidus in the Soviet Union throughout the entire period of Communist rule.
 == Background ==