326069 The Cold War ended when the Soviet Union collapsed. CK 1 803202 A year later, he visited the Soviet Union. Source_VOA 1894272 The Soviet Union launched Sputnik I in 1957. Spamster 804110 The Soviet Union and its allies refused help. Source_VOA 288396 He defected to the Soviet Union in the 1950's. CK 807640 West Berlin would remain free of Soviet control. Source_VOA 41255 The Soviet troops started to withdraw from Afghanistan. CM 35951 The news was all about the collapse of the Soviet Union. CK 72161 U.S.S.R. stands for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. CM 452793 U.S.S.R. stands for the "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics". FeuDRenais 804123 Relations between the Soviet Union and the western Allies were mixed. Source_VOA