<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>
It started manifest westward expansion
One of the most significant problems that western states faced was a lack of resources and a disconnection from the eastern states, where most of the materials needed for civilization were being produced. There was also the issue of hostile Natives.
