In 1922, the Communists were victorious, forming the Soviet Union with the unification of the Russian, Transcaucasian, Ukrainian, and Byelorussian republics. Following Lenin's death in 1924, a troika and a brief power struggle, Joseph Stalin came to power in the mid-1920s.
The state with the smallest land area is called Rhode Island.ustralia is the smallest continent with a land area of 7,686,850 sq km.
U.S. states by water percentage. Alaska is the largest state by total area, land area, and water area. The area of Alaska is 7001180000000000000â  18% of the area of the United States and 7001210000000000000â  21% of the area of the contiguous United States.laska is the largest state by total area, land area, and water area. The area of Alaska is 7001180000000000000â  18% of the area of the United States and 7001210000000000000â  21% of the area of the contiguous United States.