"Soviet Union" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to the former communist nation, or the former federation of fifteen republics, that existed from 1922 to 1991. For example, "After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the individual republics broke away and declared their independence."
It has the second largest oil reserves among the former Soviet republics after Russia, and its oil exports are expected to soar as its huge Kashagan oil field, in the Caspian Sea, develops.
In the audience was the "candy bomber" Gail Halvorsen, now 92, who, as an American airforce pilot, dropped sweets to children during the 1948-49 Berlin airlift, which kept the city's population alive during the Soviet blockade and which became the strongest symbol of US-German friendship.
The UVF in east Belfast has been behind much of the street riots connected to the union flag dispute at Belfast city hall.
That way Scotland couldn't be forced out of the European Union against our will".
Macdonald and Kennedy's friendship dated back to their days running the Glasgow university students' union in the early 1980s.
The European Union also made formal protests through the British and Irish consulates in Atlanta, focusing on Hill's disabilities.
The former European trade commissioner said: "For far too long, those who want to destroy Britain's interests and influence in Europe have been allowed to get away with murder with the lies and false propaganda they have poured out about the European Union and what it represents for our country.
But five years after Athens was forced to be bailed out by the European Union and International Monetary Fund (IMF) – accepting the biggest rescue package in global financial history – Greeks are not sure what to think.
The African Union and most southern African nations have generally been supportive of the vote, but sharp criticism has come from non-governmental groups and western governments including Britain.
The protests were triggered by the Ukrainian government's decision to prioritise relations with Russia over integration into the European Union.
