The Soviet Union men's national volleyball team was the national volleyball team that had represented the Soviet Union in the International competitions between 1948 until 1991.

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Association	Soviet Union
Confederation	CEV
FIVB ranking	? (as of 2 December 2023)
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Summer Olympics
Appearances	6 (First in 1964)
Best result	(1964, 1968, 1980)
World Championship
Appearances	12 (First in 1949)
Best result	(1949, 1952, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1982)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (First in 1965)
Best result	(1965, 1977, 1981, 1991)
European Championship
Appearances	16 (First in 1950)
Best result	(1950, 1951, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991)
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Honours Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Team 1968 Mexico Team 1972 Munich Team 1976 Montreal Team 1980 Moscow Team 1988 Seoul Team World Championship 1949 Czechoslovakia 1952 Soviet Union) 1960 Brazil 1962 Soviet Union 1978 Italy 1982 Argentina 1974 Mexico 1986 France 1956 France 1966 Czechoslovakia 1990 Brazil World Cup 1965 Poland 1977 Japan 1981 Japan 1991 Japan 1985 Japan 1969 East Germany 1989 Japan World League 1991 Milan European Championship 1950 Bulgaria 1951 France 1967 Turkey 1971 Italy 1975 Yugoslavia 1977 Finland 1979 France 1981 Bulgaria 1983 East Germany 1985 Netherlands 1987 Belgium 1991 Germany 1958 Czechoslovakia 1963 Romania Goodwill Games 1986 Moscow Team 1990 Seattle Team

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FIVB considers Russia as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948–1991) and CIS (1992). The USSR Volleyball Federation joined the FIVB in 1948, a year after the foundation of the international governing body. The following year they triumphed in the first FIVB Men’s World Championship and have been dominating the international scene ever since, having won three Summer Olympics, six World Championships, Four World Cups and 12 European Championships.

The USSR Volleyball Federation joined the FIVB in 1948 and the following year they won the first World Championship. The Soviets were soon regularly topping the podium at international competitions such as the Olympic Games, World Championship and European Championships and the World Cup.