After the events of 1991 in the USSR, not only the political map changed, but the entire 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 This is due to the fact that open bipolarity has ceased to exist: it has been replaced by a hidden confrontation, which is now seizing several world centers. As a result, a near abroad formed around Russia. There has never been such a name in history.
Concept
It is clear that the map of the near abroad has nothing to do with the geographical features of this region. To a greater extent, this label was invented by journalists, politicizing it. This is the name given to all 15 former Soviet republics that seceded and created independent states. However, there are several features that are inherent in them, which makes it possible to single out this group. The countries of the near abroad are the B altic republics, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, the republics of Central Asia. As we can see, this region has cultural, economic, spiritual and political features that have no common ground with geography.
Featuresregion
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 near abroad immediately united in the CIS. This union is literally post-Soviet, because it includes only the states of the former USSR. In addition, there are a number of other commonwe alths, both bilateral and multilateral. The second feature is that there are Russians and the Russian-speaking population in general throughout the entire space of this 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 ended up in different states, but do not lose touch. In the economy, it was impossible to destroy all the projects that existed in a single country at once.
Trends
The Near Abroad is again striving for rapprochement, which is happening around Russia as the main "splinter" of the greatness of the former state. This is most clearly manifested in the cooperation between Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. So far, there is no talk of a single system, but the trend is that interstate ties are very close. Today you can almost without barriers to get to neighboring Belarus. In addition, the Russian ruble is gradually strengthening, and soon it will be possible to talk about the formation of a new world reserve currency. ATin this region our currency is the most important.
Conclusion
Reverse processes of unification, which the near abroad has, indicate that the decision to dissolve the state was erroneous, and from a legal point of view - illegal. Now it will take a long time to re-create a single state around Moscow, which has always been such due to the unity of history, culture, religion and economy. But this is the prerogative of future generations…
