Kulaks.
Russia was known as the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1991. The Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991 with the signing of the Belavezha Accord.
Vladimir Lenin was the leader of Russia from 1917 to 1922. He was a communist, and he turned Russia into the Soviet Union. Lenin was predecessor to Stalin.
Rural parts of Russia are not wealthy. Generally speaking, any part of Russia that is not Moscow or St. Petersburg, and is not involved in oil or another raw material production, is pretty poor.
1922 - 1991
1922 - 1991
in 1922
Where Russia is now, between the years 1922 and 1991.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, otherwise known as the Soviet Union, Soviet Russia, or the U.S.S.R.
Vladimir Lenin
Soviet Union
The Russian Empire became the USSR in 1922.