Russia Creates a New Security System to Replace the C.I.S. by Marcin Kaczmarski

he dissolution of the U.S.S.R. at the end of 1991 meant a break-up of the uniform defense space including its components such as nuclear forces, air defense systems, and the military-industrial complex. The Russian Federation, struggling to hold its position as a great power, tried to keep its dominance in the post-Soviet space using various methods, among which the military-political ones were the most important.