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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Welcome comrades! ☭ An open forum dedicated to the history, culture, politics, and legacy of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Discussions include historical analysis, archival material, propaganda, art, and the lasting impact of the Soviet era across former republics and the world.

77k subscribers443 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)245 authors / mosince 2010

r/ussr has 77k members. It gets about 443 posts a month from 245 people. Top topics: Soviet Propaganda, Soviet Collapse and Battle of Stalingrad.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+14%since May 2026 · +6.7% in 3 months · +1.8% in 1 month
Oct 202677k
Growing77k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (May 2010)
Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−40%vs Sep 2025 · −34% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026443
QuieterPeaked at 954 in May 2026
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/ussr

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Soviet Propaganda1.3%
  2. Soviet Collapse1.2%
  3. Battle of Stalingrad0.8%
  4. Soviet Russia Photos0.7%
  5. Joseph Stalin and Soviet Era0.7%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Marxists Internet Archive
  2. Central Intelligence Agency
  3. World Socialist Web Site
  4. Substack
  5. JSTOR

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research