Introducing the first atlas which examines the new Commonwealth of Independent States on a region by region and country basis. The atlas provides information on the collapse of the Soviet Union in December of 1991 and on the subsequent emergence of the fifteen sovereign States, including Russia. This atlas focuses on the progress and evolution of independent states as each struggles to formulate its own governmental policy in the aftermath of the collapse. The text fully details the situation of each of the fifteen emerging states throughout the early 1990s, including its status relative to the whole of the newly shaped Commonwealth. It is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the conflicts and commonalities between the former Soviet States. Beautiful two-colour maps and diagrams supplement and enrich the text.