A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SSR

Wed, 29 Jan '25
Armenia, e.g., until 1991: Abbr.
Sat, 25 Jan '25
Old atlas inits.
Mon, 23 Dec '24
Latvia or Estonia, pre-1991: Abbr.
Sun, 1 Dec '24
One of 15 boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics: Abbr.
Wed, 3 May '23
Georgia, for most of the 20th century, in brief
Sat, 23 Jul '22
20th-century map inits.
Wed, 22 Jun '22
Azerbaijan or Lithuania, once: Abbr.
Thu, 5 May '22
Kazakhstan, e.g., formerly: Abbr.
Tue, 8 Mar '22
Old atlas inits.
Sun, 15 Aug '21
Ukr. or Lith., formerly
Sun, 11 Jul '21
Tajikistan, e.g., once: Abbr.
Tue, 23 Feb '21
Map abbr. until 1991
Sun, 31 Jan '21
Union member of the 20th century, for short
Sun, 10 Jan '21
Kirghizia or Byelorussia: Abbr.