Official designation of the former republics of the Soviet Union that remained loosely federated in economic and security matters after the Soviet Union disbanded as a unified state in 1991 Members in 1996 were Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
An association of 12 republics of the former Soviet Union (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan)
A loosely connected group of 15 former Soviet Union states including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan p 91
a union of 11 former Soviet republics that was created by the leaders of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine in December 1991 The commonwealth has no formal constitution and functions as a loose economic and military association
A loose confederation of former Soviet republics established in December 1991 to coordinate interrepublican policies, especially military and economic affairs Although the CIS originally included all the former Soviet republics, except for the Baltic republics and Georgia, subsequently other newly independent states of Eurasia, such as Moldova and Azerbaijan, have either declared their intention to withdraw or have formally withdrawn from the Commonwealth