[DOC] [TLE] Commonwealth of Independent States - Wikipedia [PAR] The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization formed 
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the president of the Soviet Union, proposed a federation by holding a referendum 
to preserve... [DOC] [TLE] Soviet Union - Wikipedia [PAR] The Soviet Union officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics abbreviated to 
USSR ... The Red Army entered several territories of the former Russian Empire 
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the ..... On 8 December 1991, the presidents of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus... [DOC] [TLE] Dissolution of the Soviet Union - Wikipedia [PAR] The Soviet Union was dissolved on December 26, 1991, as a result of the 
declaration no. 142- of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the 
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Soviet republics and created the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), 
...... However, the registration came too late for Rukh to stand its own candidates
... [DOC] [TLE] Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | historical state, Eurasia ... [PAR] Jun 8, 2015 ... Former northern Eurasian empire (1917/221991) stretching from the Baltic and 
... of the U.S.S.R. was formed by the Soviets (Councils) of People's Deputies. ... 
The CIS later came to include all the remaining republics except... [DOC] [TLE] CIS countries - definition of CIS countries by The Free Dictionary [PAR] CIS countries synonyms, CIS countries pronunciation, CIS countries translation, 
English dictionary definition of CIS countries ... and Belarus to help ease the 
dissolution of the Soviet Union and coordinate interrepublican affairs ... 
Abbreviation: CIS ... an alliance of former Soviet republics formed in December 
1991, including:... [DOC] [TLE] Cis Map of the Commonwealth of Independent States Map History ... [PAR] Nov 17, 2015 ... The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) formed when the former Soviet 
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of ten former Soviet Republics: Armenia, Belarus, ... Many of the CIS members 
receive (buy) their natural gas and oil from the vast reserves... [DOC] [TLE] Commonwealth of Indipendent States [PAR] CIS. Name: Commonwealth of Indipendent States. Acronym: CIS. Year of 
foundation: 1991 ... On 21 December 1991, the leaders of eight former Soviet 
Republics ... of the CIS States signed an Agreement on the creation of Economic 
Union to ... Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine signed an Agreement on Formation 
of CES... [DOC] [TLE] the soviet union and republics of the former ussr - ProQuest [PAR] Soviet UnionForeign relations1985-1991. 4. Former Soviet republics
Military policy. 5. Former Soviet republicsPolitics and government. 6. Former. [DOC] [TLE] Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) [PAR] Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was created in December 1991. ... 
the Republic of Tajikistan was recognized as participant of the customs union... [DOC] [TLE] Union of Soviet Socialist Republics facts, information, pictures ... [PAR] Get information, facts, and pictures about Union of Soviet Socialist Republics at ... 
Politically the USSR was divided (from 1940 to 1991) into 15 constituent or union 
... of the former Russian Empire, establishing what the governments of Western ... 
on the dictatorship of the proletariat and founded economically on the public... [DOC] [TLE] PARAMETERS, US Army War College Quarterly - Spring 1997 [PAR] The immediate interest is that the former Soviet Union's weapons of mass .... The 
Central Asian Soviet Socialist Republics accepted communist slogans and labels 
.... States (CIS), formed in 1991 from the remnants of the Soviet Union and 
embracing ... Yugoslavia stands almost universally condemned and isolated for 
her... [DOC] [TLE] "The Event of Our Era": Former Soviet Muslim Republics Change the ... [PAR] The emergence of six mostly Muslim republics from the former Soviet Union has 
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Question: In 1991, republics of the former Soviet Union formed the CIS, which stands for this
Answer: the Commonwealth of Independent States