In most countries of the former Soviet Union, these taxes average less than 1 percent of GDP, but percentages are higher for Azerbaijan and the Baltics. There is considerable scope for increased ...
"The Soviet Union took on the West and lost ... Sikorski said Russia under Putin "has taken on all of Europe, has antagonized countries that were previously friendly or neutral," mirroring ...
Most of the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), which includes all countries of the former Soviet Union but the three Baltic countries, have struggled to adapt to the change and ...