Former Soviet republics: Winners and losers Twenty years ago the Soviet Union broke up and its 15 republics gained independence.

They said now is not the time to remove Ukraine's support. Fears of an emboldened Putin rise among New Yorkers from Ukraine and other former Soviet republics ...

The United States and the four former Soviet republics with nuclear arms signed an agreement Saturday that opens the way for ratification of a 1991 treaty signed before the collapse of the Soviet U… ...

In terms of population the Eastern European country was the second-largest of all 15 Soviet republics, in terms of land mass it came in third after Russia and Kazakhstan.

Most countries, including China, recognized all 15 former Soviet republics as independent states.

Food and fuel, as well as clothing, housing, medical aid and other economic necessities, were in short supply for the 286 million people living across the vast expanse of the 15 Soviet republics. Mr.

The Soviet Union’s achievements in space exploration belonged to all of the country’s 15 constituent republics and Russia has never tried to split and distribute it, Russian Foreign Ministry ...

Gov. James Thompson on Monday signed the first state-to-state cooperation agreement with the Russian Federation, the largest and most important of the 15 Soviet republics, and received a promise ...

The Soviet air defense and missile early warning networks had boasted radar and monitoring stations in all 15 republics, including many installations on the fringes of the Soviet Union.