. "Republics of the Soviet Union (New Union)"@en . . . "The subjects of the Soviet Union (Russian: \u0441\u0443\u0431\u044A\u0435\u043A\u0442\u044B \u0421\u0421\u0421\u0420, sub\"yekty SSSR), colloquially known as union subjects (\u0441\u0443\u0431\u044A\u0435\u043A\u0442\u044B \u0441\u043E\u044E\u0437\u0430, sub\"yekty soyuza, lit. \"subjects of the union\") are the top-level constituent entities within the Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics. The Soviet Union currently comprises of 38 union subjects, which includes 34 union republics (\u0441\u043E\u044E\u0437\u043D\u044B\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u0441\u043F\u0443\u0431\u043B\u0438\u043A\u0438, soyuznyye ryespubliki) and four union cities (\u0433\u043E\u0440\u043E\u0434\u0430 \u0441\u043E\u044E\u0437\u043D\u043E\u0433\u043E \u0437\u043D\u0430\u0447\u0435\u043D\u0438\u044F, goroda soyuznogo znachyeniya; lit. \"cities of union significance\")."@en . . . . . . . . . . . "The subjects of the Soviet Union (Russian: \u0441\u0443\u0431\u044A\u0435\u043A\u0442\u044B \u0421\u0421\u0421\u0420, sub\"yekty SSSR), colloquially known as union subjects (\u0441\u0443\u0431\u044A\u0435\u043A\u0442\u044B \u0441\u043E\u044E\u0437\u0430, sub\"yekty soyuza, lit. \"subjects of the union\") are the top-level constituent entities within the Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics. The Soviet Union currently comprises of 38 union subjects, which includes 34 union republics (\u0441\u043E\u044E\u0437\u043D\u044B\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u0441\u043F\u0443\u0431\u043B\u0438\u043A\u0438, soyuznyye ryespubliki) and four union cities (\u0433\u043E\u0440\u043E\u0434\u0430 \u0441\u043E\u044E\u0437\u043D\u043E\u0433\u043E \u0437\u043D\u0430\u0447\u0435\u043D\u0438\u044F, goroda soyuznogo znachyeniya; lit. \"cities of union significance\"). Some republics of the USSR contain within them autonomous republics. The union subjects and autonomous republics are subdivided into oblasts and rayons (which can vary)."@en . . . .