Was Soviet Union considered to be the Russian empire?

Question

Was Soviet Union considered to be the Russian empire?

Answer 1

I believe Russia was part of the USSR, United Soviet Socialist Republic, not the other way around.  

Answer 2

To first answerer: Its the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Answer 3

The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was one of fifteen republics in the Soviet Union. So you have it the other way around. Russia was a part of the wider Soviet Empire.  

Answer 4

I reckon you could say it was in everything but name.The centre of power in the USSR was in Moscow which is in Russia, so up yours , you thumbs downer.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Empi...

Answer 5

For sure,russian people were very proud of the fact they conquered all of eastern europe and half germany.as well as all the federation countries and then also the places that are regions but should be countries,ie Chechen and dagestan and tar tar and siberia.The notion of oppression and conscience didn't mean much to russian folk.The british Empire was cruel but always riven with some debate,not so in russia.The amount of countries that russia has controlled by violence is staggering.Unlike Britain where a bi product ended up with those countries having democracies and good sense of economic and business management and entrepreneurship.India,hong kong NZ Aus America canada etc.Russia took everything and left the countries broken and poor.Britains empire was about business and money,Russia's was about pride on the world stage

Answer 6

It was the Russian Empire. The Soviets just took over the old Tsarist empire that existed before the revolution.

Like all empires it had a sell by date and started breaking up with the end of Soviet rule.