Remaking the State: Meiji Japan 1600–1912 and Post-Soviet Russia 1964–2000 · THE MAP IN
Map of the Soviet Union in October 1990
The parade of sovereignties
The Soviet Union in October 1990: The parade of sovereignties. Since December 1989, 4 territories changed status on this map: including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and 1 more.
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What changes on the map
| Estonia | The USSR, then Russia → War, rebellion, breakaway |
| Latvia | The USSR, then Russia → War, rebellion, breakaway |
| Lithuania | The USSR, then Russia → War, rebellion, breakaway |
| Mongolia | Soviet-bloc states → Independent neighbours |
On the ground
- the “parade of sovereignties”: Tatarstan and Sakha (dashed) declared sovereignty in 1990 without leaving Russia
- Sakha (Yakutia), rich in diamonds, declared sovereignty in 1990 and settled by treaty in 1995
- Transnistria, the breakaway strip east of the Dniester, under Russian protection since the war of 1992
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