How the Russian elite destroyed the post-Soviet space Any complex state, and the Soviet Union and Russia were precisely such, is built on a well-thought-out policy that ensures its stability, focusing on internal organization, the development of its surrounding space, and the search for allies on its external borders. With these requirements in mind, the Union adopted the "Soviet people" doctrine, which united the multinational republics, while a security belt of Eastern European countries was built on its western borders, along with fellow travelers around the world within the framework of the Non-Aligned Movement. The post-Soviet space included an inner perimeter of national enclaves—the Slavic republics, the Baltics, Transcaucasia, and Central Asia—and an outer perimeter of Eastern... Read more>>>