The Soviet red flag that had been floating above the Kremlin for 69 years slowly fell and was replaced by the tricolor flag of Russia. The Soviet Union and the United States were both superpowers at that time, and the Soviet Union's military power was very powerful.

1991, the last president of the Soviet Union, Gorbachev, announced the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Soviet red flag that had been floating on the Kremlin for 69 years slowly fell and was replaced by the tricolor flag of Russia. Although the Soviet Union only existed for 69 years, it created many human miracles. The Soviet Union and the United States were both superpowers at that time, and the Soviet Union's military power was very powerful. The Soviet Union had 2 million army, 450,000 each of the navy and air force, and 300,000 Strategic Rocket Force. The Soviet Union had tanks and 55,000 combat vehicles and about 60,000 combat vehicles. The Soviet Union's conventional military power was not even comparable to the United States. In the 1980s, the Soviet Union fell into the planetary plan proposed by the United States, which was an important reason for the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union had a land area of ​​22.8 million square kilometers. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia's land area was 17.09 million square kilometers. What areas does Russia control?

Soviet map

after the collapse of the Soviet Union

Nagorno-

Nagorno-Karabakh . The Nagorno-Karabakh region has an area of ​​4,400 square kilometers and a population of 170,000. The main ethnic group is the Armenian ethnic group. The Nagorno-Karabakh region is located in the Southern Caucasus region. The history of the Nagorno-Karabakh region can be traced back to the 4th century BC. The Nagorno-Karabakh region was ruled by Armenian at that time. In 387 AD, the Nagorno-Karabakh region was incorporated into the territory by Eastern Roman Empire. From the 7th to the 8th century AD, it became part of the Arab Empire. In 1805, the Nagorno-Karabakh region became a protector of the Russian Empire. In 1822, the Russian Empire incorporated the Nagorno-Karabakh region into the Russian territory. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the issue of ownership of the Nagorno-Karabakh region led to the outbreak of Armenia and Azerbaijan . The main ethnic group in the Nagorno-Karabakh region is Armenian, but it belongs to the territory of Azerbaijan. In 1991, Azerbaijan and Armenia controlled the Nagorno-Karabakh region due to a war breaking out in Nagorno-Karabakh region. In 1994, European countries and Russia formed a Minsk group to negotiate the ownership of the Nagorno-Karabakh region. In 2020, a war broke out in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, and Russia intervened. Azerbaijan and Armenia have reached a ceasefire, and Russia has sent 2,000 peacekeeping troops to the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is under the control of Russian peacekeeping troops.

Nan-Karabakh region

Nan-Karabakh region war broke out

Abkhazi is Georgia Next Automatic Republic . Abkhazia has an area of ​​8,860 square kilometers and a population of 300,000. Abuhaha is located between Black Sea and Great Caucasus Mountains . Abkhazia borders Russia in the north, the Black Sea in the west, and the Georgia in the east and the south. Abkhazia was established in the 8th century, but soon Abkhazia became part of Georgia. In the 15th century, Abkhazia was managed by the Ottoman Empire. In 1864, Abkhazia became part of the Russian Empire. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Abkhazia wanted to break away from Georgia and establish a country independently, but was opposed by Russia and Georgia. Abkhazia is nominally part of Georgia, but is actually independent. In 2008, Georgia suddenly sent troops to attack Abkhazia and attacked Russian peacekeeping forces in the local area. The Russian 58th Army immediately dispatched to defeat the Georgian army. Russia announced its recognition of Abkhazia as a country. Georgia lost 12.5% ​​of its territory and 200 kilometers of Black Sea coastline.

Abkhazia

South Ossetia is located in the southern part of Caucasus with an area of ​​3900 square kilometers. South Ossetia is a mountainous area with most of the altitudes above 1,000 meters. South Ossetia is mainly agriculture and has some industries. South Ossetia produces fruit and grape products. In 1801, South Ossetia was incorporated into the territory by the Russian Empire. In 1922, South Ossetia was established. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, conflict broke out between Georgia and South Ossetia. In 1992, Russia-Georgia-South Ossetia formed peacekeeping forces to ensure regional peace. In 2008, Georgia opened fire on the south Ossetia in order to join NATO and EU . The Russian 58th Army intervened not only helped South Ossetia recover lost territory, but also attacked Georgia.In 2015, Russia and South Ossetia signed the "Process of Integration between Russia and South Ossetia", which means that it will be a matter of time before South Ossetia joins the Russian Federation.

South Ossetia

Deleft region is the full name of the Republic of Transnier River. The German-Left region is mainly distributed on the east bank of the Transnistria River in . The Dezuo area has an area of ​​4163 square kilometers and a population of 700,000. It is generally believed in the world that the German left region belongs to Moldova territory. The ethnic groups in the German left region are Russian ethnic group accounting for 30%, Ukrainian ethnic group accounting for 30%, and Moldova accounts for 32%. The German left region traditionally belonged to Moldova, which broke away from the Ottoman Empire and became part of the Principality of Moldova in the 16th century. In 1812, the entire was sarabia and was territorially employed by Russia. In 1940, the Soviet Union occupied the entire Bisarabia region, divided the coastal area and part of the northern part into Ukraine, and merged the majority of Bisarabia with the Autonomous Republic of Moldavia into the Socialist Republic of Moldova. The German-Left region also belongs to Moldova. The Soviet Union migrated the German-Left region's Romanian to Siberian , and moved to Ukrainians and Russians. In 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Moldova declared independence. The German-Left region wanted to break away from Moldova and merge into Russia. Russia deployed a 500-man peacekeeping force in the German left region. There are many Russians in the German Left region on vacation and enjoy their days, because the climate in the German Left region is more suitable than most parts of Russia.

Germany left region

Moldova

Russia's territory has been expanding continuously. Expand from a small European country to the world's largest country.