Former Soviet republics

Examines the land, people, and history of the Central Asian States, and discusses their state of affairs and place in the world at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

An overview of the Baltic States that covers their political history, their cultures, and the possibilities for their future.

Provides information about the Transcaucasus region of the former Soviet Union, an area divided into the three nations of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia; discussing the history of the region, events leading up to independence, modern-day conflicts and concerns, and Transcaucasus art and literature.

Examines the land, people, and history of the Russian Federation, discusses the country's state of affairs and place in the world at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Examines the land, people, and history of Ukraine, and discusses the country's state of affairs and place in the world at the beginning of the twenty-first century.