Construction of Borders and Walls in Contemporary Ukrainian Literature (Analysis of Oleksandr Irvanets’ and Taras Antypovych Novels) by Alina Mozolevska, Olha Polishchuk

“…In this paper we investigate how the image of the border is figuratively constructed in modern Ukrainian literature, paying particular attention to the shift in national self-identification caused by the collapse of the Soviet Union (1991) and national revolutions (2004, 2013-2014). …”
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Balances of Power, Threat, and Interests: The Logic behind China-Russia Strategic Alignment in the Post-Cold War Period by A. N. Korolev

“…Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, China-Russia relations have demonstrated a significant and consistent progress on a number of issues advancing to the strategic alliance. …”
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Influence of the United States of America on Politics of Latin American Countries by Bohdan Kudelko

“…It is established that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the presence of the United States in the region decreased, but they continue to actively interfere in the domestic politics of Latin American countries, albeit to a lesser extent. …”
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CONTROVERSIAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN THE MIDDLE EAST – U.S. STRATEGY REGARDING THE ISRAELI – PALESTINIAN CONFLICT by GHET ANIS I. S

“…Conflicts have become permanent, attacks on borders, mutual boycotting within the UN, up to direct conflicts. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and communism, the Soviet oil market opened to the West, which became the main beneficiary of this opening, diminishing the dependence of the western powers on Arab Petroleum. …”
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The Economic Crisis and the Protestant Congregations in the Contemporary Russia by Irina G. Kargina

“…The political paradigm shift after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the economic crisis, and the provision of religious freedom were all conducive to the aspirations of a vast majority of the population. …”
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What is Eurasia to US (the U.S.)? by Andrew C. Kuchins

“…This article examines U.S. policy toward the supercontinent of Eurasia from the collapse of the Soviet Union to the present. The baseline for U.S. policy was established in 1992, the prevention of a peer competitor emerging in Eurasia. …”
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Modernisation of the armoured component of the Russian Federation's ground forces in the years 2015–2018. An outline of the subject by Leszek Pawlikowicz, Krzysztof Surowiec

“…In the world that began to be shaped almost ten years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, after a relatively short period of almost total hegemony of the United States, the direction of change led to a clear formation of a new polycentric geopolitical order. …”
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Islamic Fundamentalism in Modern Russia by Elena F. Parubochaya

“…This process has affected the Russian Muslims as well, the trend developed after the collapse of the Soviet Union when the post soviet muslims began to realize themselves as part of one of the Muslim Ummah, coming into conflict with the secular law of the Russian Federation. …”
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السياسة الخارجية الرّوسية في الشرق الأوسط بعد الحرب الباردة by فادي خليل, سمير حسن, مصعب الدليمي

“…After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the cold war, Russia became the legitimate heir to the Soviet Union, and inherited his permanent seat in the UN Security Council, and the availability of a range of strengths such as geographicalarea and economic potential and population, and military capacity, including large nuclear arsenal, has made Russia one of the actors at the international level, so they are trying today to have an important role in the Middle East, and aspires to be a competitor for the United States in the region, during the reign of Putin'sreflected Russian foreign policy in the Middle East positions strengthened with regional crises, we noted that in the Russian stance of the US occupation of Iraq, as well as the position of the so-called "Arab spring", this has made the role of Russia is increasing the importance of achieving stability in the Middle East.…”
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Public Opinion, Journalism and the Question of Finland’s Membership of NATO by Rahkonen Juho

“…Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, there has been a continuous public debate about whether Finland should join NATO. …”
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Przemiany narodowościowe w Łatgalii by Piotr Eberhardt

“…The last part of the article deals with the period after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the regaining of independence by Latvia. …”
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Growing inter-Asian connections: Links, rivalries, and challenges in South Korean–Central Asian relations by Matteo Fumagalli

“…The geopolitical context, which emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, combined with Korea's growing economic prowess, enabled greater dynamism and diversification in Seoul's foreign policy-making. …”
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The Beijing genotype and drug resistant tuberculosis in the Aral Sea region of Central Asia by Rüsch-Gerdess Sabine, Kebede Yared, Doshetov Daribay, Kubica Tanja, Cox Helen, Niemann Stefan

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>After the collapse of the Soviet Union, dramatically increasing rates of tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) have been reported from several countries. …”
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Origins of the Differences in Political Systems of the Central Asian States: Threat Perception in the Perestroika Period by Tomohiko Uyama

“…A critical aspect of the formation of political systems in this region was the events from the mid-1980s to the collapse of the Soviet Union. In terms of the structure of the study, the article consistently examines how interethnic and other political confl icts demonstrated the (un)ability of leaders to cope with crises. …”
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The role of harvest, predators, and socio-political environment in the dynamics of the Taimyr wild reindeer herd with some lessons for North America by Leonid Kolpasсhikov, Vladimir Makhailov, Don E. Russell

“…From 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the loss of financial capability to sustain the commercial harvest and continue wolf control, the population again increased at a 5.6% annual growth rate, until peaking in 2000 at just more than 1 million animals. …”
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Innovative Housing Policy Tools for Local Governments in Shrinking Communities with a Large Share of Privately Owned Apartments: A Case Study of Valga, Estonia by Jiri Tintera

“…As a result of housing privatization after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a large majori­ty of the dwellings are privately owned. …”
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Millest kõnelevad ja millest vaikivad triibud Abhaasia lipul? Religioossest situatsioonist Abhaasias by Aivar Jürgenson

“…Although after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the war of 1992–93 religious life is allowed again and even favoured by the authorities, the number of eager believers had remained small. …”
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Evolution of conceptual basics of Russian Federation’s foreign policy towards countries of Central Asia by G. Baikushikova, A. Amrenova

“…Despite the twenty-eight years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, there remains a high degree of interdependence between Russia and the Central Asian States. …”
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Research of the possibilities of the development of cruise tourism in the Black Sea regions of Russia by Kazak Anatoliy, Oleinikov Nikolay, Selivanov Victor, Nekhaychuk Dmitry, Borovsky Vladimir, Filimoshkina Inna, Galstyan Armen, Ilyasova Aishe

“…After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the centralized system of organizing tourism, excursion activities, hotel services, coastal sea passenger traffic ceased to exist. …”
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Analyzing the impact of the organization of Turkic states on the foreign trade of member countries by Ahmet Faruk Çetinkaya, Neslihan Demirel

“…AbstractThe foundation of the Organization of Turkic States was established through the creation of the Turkic Speaking Countries Summits, which aimed to strengthen relations among the Turkic states that gained independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Today, the Organization (formerly the Turkic Council) strives to foster cooperation in various fields. …”
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