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.
Among the African Countries, Seychelles is the smallest country by area. Below is the map of Africa showing the top ten smallest countries by area along with the table stating their capital cities and area in square kilometers and square miles.elow is the map of Africa showing the top ten smallest countries by area along with the table stating their capital cities and area in square kilometers and square miles.