After the Soviet Union broke into independent states, advantages included increased national sovereignty, allowing former Soviet republics to pursue their own political, economic, and cultural paths. This led to the promotion of national identities and greater self-determination. However, disadvantages included economic instability, as many countries struggled to transition from a centrally planned economy to a market-based one, resulting in high unemployment and poverty. Additionally, ethnic tensions and conflicts arose in some regions, complicating governance and social cohesion.
The Soviet Union was the actual country itself. The Soviet Bloc was a group of supposedly independent countries which were really controlled by the Soviet Union.
Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth of Independent States
It is an independent country and a member of the CIS-the Commonwealth of Independent States. It is a former Soviet republic.
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Mikhail Gorbachev was president when the Soviet Union collapsed into independent nations, begining in early in 1985.
Tito was the communist leader who kept Yugoslavia independent of the Soviet Union.
It became independent when the soviet union fell apart in 1991
They had experienced earlier uprisings that prepared their people for independence.
They had experienced earlier uprisings that prepared their people for independence.
That would be the Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS.