In 1979, over 52 percent of the Soviet Union's total population was comprised of ethnic Russians. Ukrainians made up the second largest ethnic group, at 16 percent. No other ethnic group or nationality made up more than five percent of the USSR's total population.
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U.S. Census Bureau. (August 31, 1991). Ethnic composition of the Soviet Union's population in 1979 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/1248351/population-ussr-ethnic-share/
U.S. Census Bureau. "Ethnic composition of the Soviet Union's population in 1979." Chart. August 31, 1991. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 15, 2026. /statistics/1248351/population-ussr-ethnic-share/
U.S. Census Bureau. (1991). Ethnic composition of the Soviet Union's population in 1979. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2026. /statistics/1248351/population-ussr-ethnic-share/
U.S. Census Bureau. "Ethnic Composition of The Soviet Union's Population in 1979." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Aug 1991, /statistics/1248351/population-ussr-ethnic-share/
U.S. Census Bureau, Ethnic composition of the Soviet Union's population in 1979 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1248351/population-ussr-ethnic-share/ (last visited July 15, 2026)
Ethnic composition of the Soviet Union's population in 1979 [Graph], U.S. Census Bureau, August 31, 1991. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1248351/population-ussr-ethnic-share/
