Implosion of the USSR and the creation of new states

Map of the new countries after the imploding of USSR

Historical maps from Worldinmaps.com, now part of TerraScientifica.

The run for military armaments bring the USSR to run out of money and started to make reforms. USSR retreat from Afghanistan and stop funding communist militias in Africa. In 1989, the Soviet Union cannot face numerous revolts, the Berlin wall is destroyed and Germany is reunited. In 1991, USSR implode and the 15 republics become independent states, marking therefore the end of the cold war.

The 15 new states are:

  1. Russia
  2. Estonia
  3. Latvia
  4. Lithuania
  5. Belarus
  6. Ukraine
  7. Moldova
  8. Georgia
  9. Azerbaijan
  10. Armenia
  11. Kazakhstan
  12. Uzbekistan
  13. Kyrgyzstan
  14. Turkmenistan
  15. Tajikistan