In English, the USSR or Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
In Russian, the CCCP or Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik
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Russia became first a communist state and later the largest Soviet Republic in the Soviet Union.
China was ruled by the so-called Communist Party after 1949, but it was not a Communist country. Communism means the abolition of the wages system and establishment of a classless society. China became state capitalist after 1949.
Soviet Russia
Well, there were no more tzars (they were like kings) in Russia. Instead there were premiers. Also, Russia became the first communist country in the world.
Russia is a democratic country of sorts. It is no longer a communist country, meaning it is no longer a country controlled by the Communist Party. Russia, never was a communist country as Karl Marx described communism. In fact, there has never been a true Marxian communist country.