Russia

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a communist state in both Eastern Europe and Asia, consisting of 15 Soviet republics: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Georgia, and Moldova. The country fought on the side of the Allies in World War II. The Soviets also offered assistance to Mao Zedong's communist regime in China in the early 1950s, until a breakdown in relations led to a state of ideological tension between the superpowers. This tension may have increased greatly due to dispute over Mongolia, a Soviet puppet state which the Chinese claimed as theirs. In the Fallout universe, the USSR did not dissolve in 1991, and continued to exist well into the 21st century, due to the divergence. This also leaves many of the country's affairs between 1945 and the Resource Wars period a mystery.

The Soviet Union had a consular service and a foreign service, and had strong consular relations with the United States. There was a Soviet consulate in Los Angeles (the one Natalia's grandfather worked at), suggesting that Soviet-American relations were good enough in 2077 that American and Soviet citizens were able to visit each other's countries. However, some citizens were still wary of the Soviet Union.

During the Resource Wars, the Soviet Union was in no direct conflict with the United States. It is unknown what role they played in the Great War, although both sides were still cautious of one another, keeping guard for a possible attack. It is also not known when China overtook the USSR as the main adversary of the United States. The rise of China could also have led to closer ties between the US and the USSR.

Known locations

 * Russia
 * Moscow (Mentioned in Fallout: New Vegas)
 * Abandoned oil refineries (Fallout Extreme)
 * Re-education Colony (Fallout Extreme)
 * Steppes villages (Fallout Extreme)


 * Ukraine (Mentioned in Fallout: New Vegas)

Appearances

 * The Soviet Union is mentioned in the biography of Natalia, one of the pre-made characters in Fallout, whose grandfather was a Soviet diplomat at the USSR's Los Angeles consulate.
 * The Molotov cocktail is named after the Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov.
 * According to J.E. Sawyer, Gorobets in Fallout: New Vegas is the descendant of Ukrainian immigrants.
 * In Fallout 3, the Museum of Technology states that the Soviet Union, along with China, "constantly refuted" the American claim that they put the first man into space in 1961.
 * Music by Ukrainian Jack Shaindlin is played on Galaxy News Radio in Fallout 3.
 * Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the Soviet Union who attempted to transition Russia into Communism, is mentioned briefly by the character No-bark Noonan in Fallout: New Vegas.


 * The AK47 and RPG-7, a Soviet-designed assault rifle and rocket launcher, respectively, are common weapons in Fallout Tactics.
 * The wreckage of the Soviet space station Mir appears as an Easter egg in a special encounter.


 * In the canceled Fallout Extreme, the main characters would actually visit Russia on their way to China.


 * In The Armageddon Rag, Vol. 4, Crazy Ivan is from the USSR.
 * In Fallout 4 the cover of an issue of Astoundingly Awesome Tales depicts a "Mad Russian" riding on a bear.
 * In Fallout 4, The Switchboard's research terminal, under saved transcripts dated June, 19, 2067 the USSR is mentioned in a 'USSR China Attack' Scenario.
 * In Fallout 4, Codsworth will talk about the "Red Menace" in a certain conversation path, when asked what he is talking about he will mention "The Russians and Chinese", implying that American society was just as mistrusting of the Soviets as the Chinese, as both were Communist nations.
 * In Fallout 4, bottles of vodka are marked as being imported from Russia.
 * In Fallout 4, it is revealed in one of Eddie Winter's holotapes that he knew of a Russian hitman named Aleksandr Strelnikov.