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.

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 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.