AllUnion

AllUnion is an anglicized form used in English-language sources to denote an entity or event that spanned the entire Soviet Union. In Russian, the corresponding adjective is vsesoyuzny (Всесоюзный), and the All-Union prefix was added to the names of organizations, exhibitions, conferences, and associations to indicate nationwide scope across all Soviet republics rather than being limited to a single republic.

During the Soviet era, the All-Union designation appeared in the titles of many institutions and activities that operated across the union. Notable examples include the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League, the All-Union Exhibition of the Achievements of the National Economy (VDNKh) in Moscow, and various scientific, cultural, and trade-union bodies. These entities were intended to coordinate or showcase activities on a nationwide scale rather than within separate republics.

The use of All-Union declined after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. In post-Soviet contexts, many formerly All-Union institutions were renamed or reorganized under republic-wide or national-entity designations such as All-Russian or industry-specific terms. In archival and historical writing, All-Union names remain as markers of the centralized, union-wide scope that characterized much of Soviet governance, culture, and economic planning.