<span>Eleven of the republics of the former Soviet Union are members of the commonwealth of independent states. The Commonwealth of Independent States was created when the Soviet Union dissolved and became Russia in 1991. Originally, it included ten of the former republics: Armenia, Kazakhstan, Molova, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan Taiikistan, and Ukraine.</span>
The statement that is an accurate description of religious practices in Songhai is 3) The people of Songhai practiced both traditional spiritual beliefs and Islam.
