Near Abroad: History and Present

After the events of 1991 in the USSR, not only the political map changed, but the whole geopolitical model of the world. This is due to the fact that open bipolarity has ceased to exist: it has been replaced by a hidden confrontation, which now captures several world centers. As a result, neighboring countries formed around Russia. Such a name in history has never existed.

The concept

It is clear that the map of the neighboring countries is in no way connected with the geographical features of this region. To a greater extent, this label was invented by journalists, politicizing it. This is the name of all 15 former union republics that separated and created independent states. Nevertheless, there are several features that are inherent in them, which allows us to highlight this group. The countries of the near abroad are the Baltic republics, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the republics of Central Asia. As we see, this region has features of a cultural, economic, spiritual and political plan, which have no common ground with geography.

Region features

It is clear that the centuries-old presence in one state could not but leave an imprint on this region, because cultural and economic ties are still close. I would like to note that almost all the countries that make up the neighboring countries immediately united in the CIS. This alliance is literally post-Soviet, because it includes only the states of the former USSR. In addition, there are a number of other commonwealths, both bilateral and multilateral. The second feature is the fact that there are Russians and the Russian-speaking population as a whole throughout the region. It so happened that several million Russians remained outside of Russia. Thirdly, it is important to say that the region is close spiritually, politically and economically. The spiritual connection is manifested in Orthodox traditions, in particular in the fact that relatives were in different states, but did not lose touch. In economics, it was impossible to destroy at once all the projects that existed in a single country.

Trends

The neighboring countries are again striving for a rapprochement, which is happening around Russia as the main "fragment" of the greatness of the former state. This is most clearly manifested in the cooperation of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. So far, there has been no talk of a single system, but the trend is such that interstate ties are very close. Today you can get to neighboring Belarus almost without barriers. In addition, the Russian ruble is gradually strengthening, and soon it will be possible to talk about the formation of a new reserve world currency. In this region, our currency is most important.

Conclusion

The reverse processes of unification, which the neighboring countries have, indicate that the decision to disintegrate the state was erroneous, and from a legal point of view, illegal. Now it will take a lot more time to re-create a united state around Moscow, which has always been such by virtue of the unity of history, culture, religion and the economy. But this is the prerogative of future generations ...