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.
This state is ranked third in the United States in terms of total land area. It measures 423,970 square kilometers or 163,696 square miles. Its length is measured at 1,240 kilometers or 770 miles. Meanwhile, its width is 400 kilometers or 250 miles. The highest point in the state is Mount Whitney, which stands 4,421 meters or 14,505 feet high. On the other hand, the lowest point is Death Valley.