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Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation. Robert A. Saunders and Vlad Strukov. 2010.
Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation. Robert A. Saunders and Vlad Strukov. 2010.
Dissolution of the Soviet Union — Tanks at Red Square during the 1991 Soviet coup d état attempt Participants People of the Soviet Union Federal government … Wikipedia
Belavezha Accords — The Belavezha Accords ( ru. Беловежские соглашения) is the agreement which declared the Soviet Union effectively dissolved and established the Commonwealth of Independent States in its place. It was signed at the state dacha near Viskuli in… … Wikipedia
Soviet Union — USSR and CCCP redirect here. For other uses, see USSR (disambiguation) and CCCP (disambiguation). Soviet redirects here. For the term itself, see Soviet (council). For other uses, see Soviet (disambiguation). Union of Soviet Socialist Republics … Wikipedia
Commonwealth of Independent States — CIS redirects here. For other uses, see CIS (disambiguation). Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Содружество Независимых Государств (СНГ) Sodruzhestvo Nezavisimykh Gosudarstv (SNG) … Wikipedia
History of the Soviet Union (1985–1991) — The Soviet Union s collapse into independent nations began early in 1985. After years of Soviet military buildup at the expense of domestic development, economic growth was at a standstill. Failed attempts at reform, a stagnant economy and war in … Wikipedia
Multinational state — A multinational state is a sovereign state which is viewed as comprising two or more nations. Such a state contrasts with a nation state where a single nation comprises the bulk of the population. The United Kingdom, the Russian Federation and… … Wikipedia
Belavezha Accords — Sometimes referred to as the Minsk Agreement, the Belavezha Accords were signed by Boris Yeltsin, Stanislau Shushkevich, and Leonid Kravchuk on 8 December 1991 at a state dacha in Belovezhkaya Pushcha in Belarus. Representing the original core … Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation
Ukraine, Relations with — No foreign country is as important to Russian identity as Ukraine, particularly given that Russia traces its statehood back to 9th century Kiev, now the capital of Ukraine. In 1654, the Left Bank of Ukraine (east of the Dnieper River) was… … Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation
Union Republics — During the Soviet era, the union republics also known as the Soviet Socialist Republics (SSRs) were the constituent parts of the Soviet Union. Since the 1950s, there have been 15 union republics (the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist… … Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation
Kazakhstan — /kah zahk stahn /, n. a republic in central Asia, NE of the Caspian Sea and W of China. 16,898,572; 1,049,155 sq. mi. (2,717,311 sq. km). Cap.: Akmola. Former official name, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. * * * Kazakhstan Introduction… … Universalium