Soviet Union
- In Soviet Union, continuity notes you.
The Soviet Union is a nation-state on the planet Earth. It is considered to be one of the world's two "superpowers," along with its rival, the United States of America. Its capital city is Moscow, home of the Kremlin.
Note: In the real world, the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, breaking up into its constituent republics. This event was forseeable to economists when the Generation 1 animated series was being produced in the mid-nineteen eighties, but not to cartoon writers. Thus the third season of the cartoon, set in the then-future year of 2006, depicted the Soviet Union as still extant. Whoops.
As to why the Soviet Union still exists in the IDW comics published in 2007... We'll have to get back to you on that.
Fiction
Generation 1 animated continuity
The Soviet Union joined with all the other governments of Earth in agreeing to provide the Autobots the energy needed to return to their home planet and restore it. This, however, did not come to pass, for reasons unknown. MTMTE, Part 3
When an experimental Soviet jet was captured by the world's greatest trophy hunter, Lord Chumley, blame was erroneously place on the United States. This brought tensions between the two countries to their highest level since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Later the truth was exposed by the Autobots, the jet returned, and Chumley handed over to the Soviets. Prime Target
In 2006, the Decepticon Trypticon tried to steal the Kremlin, one of many famous structures from around the world he was collecting and bringing to Carbombya, as part of a scheme orchastrated by Octane. Metroplex arrived in time to thwart the attempt, but wound up caught seemingly red-handed, holding the building and appearing to be the theif himself. This lead to the expulsion of all Autobots from Soviet territory. The truth was later exposed, and the Kremlin returned to its rightful place After that the autobots were later wecome back into the Soviet Union with open arms. Thief in the Night
IDW Comics continuity
An on-going separatist movement in the Soviet state of Brasnya is being manipulated by the Decepticons for their own ends, by means of artifical human "facsimiles". Escalation, Part 3
