Legislature
German is spoken in all three of the Baltic Republics.
Of the fifteen Soviet republics eventually declared their independence
elected representatives
Legislature
Until 1991 they were all republics of the former Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics).They were also all part of the Russian Empire until 1917.They are all former Soviet "republics" now independent after the breakup of the USSR.
Until 1991 they were all republics of the former Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics).They were also all part of the Russian Empire until 1917.They are all former Soviet "republics" now independent after the breakup of the USSR.
Elected representatives
Not, not all republics are democracies.
The term "republic" is rather general, and is used to indicate a state in which the public can elect or nominate a ruler instead of having the state be ruled by a monarch. Currently, 135 countries claim to be republics. There are many different types of republics, though. For example, there are socialist republics, communist republics, mercantile republics, Calvinist republics, democratic republics, liberal republics, and even Islamic republics. The United States operates as a democratic republic, which is a state that has publicly-elected rulers, and in which all members of the public are guaranteed the same rights, even despite minority status.
Yes they are.
1991
Until 1991 they were all republics of the former Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics).They were also all part of the Russian Empire until 1917.They are all former Soviet "republics" now independent after the breakup of the USSR.