The Commonwealth of Independent States: Every Year

There have been many alliances and organizations that have attempted to keep the former Soviet states together.
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Music used:
"Crossing the Chasm" by Kevin MacLeod
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Sources:
- "Agreement on Foundation of Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC)." Signed on 10 October 2000.
- "Agreement on the Establishment of a Free Trade Area." Signed on 15 April 1994.
- "Charter of the Commonwealth of Independent States (with declaration and decisions)." Signed on 22 January 1993.
- "The Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Zone Agreement." 18 October 2011.
- "Treaty on the Creation of a Union State of Russia and Belarus." Signed on 08 December 1999.
- "Treaty on the Union between Belarus and Russia." Signed on 02 April 1997.

[@EmperorTigerstar]

Here’s an extra video for the week. Expect a normal video Friday!

[@MannyHeffley077]

Ahhh i see

[@vietnamesemapper-g6c]

why ngargono kharbakh are not in Azerbaijan (in present)

[@alfredoperozo5789]

There's having a successful union, then there's not having a successful union, and then there's having a union that even the Aral Sea decides to quit...

[@sunjarty8521]

Bruh

[@The_whales]

Speaking of the Aral Sea, if you look at it you will notice it shrinking

[@SquooshyShark1000]

@@The_whales thats the joke

[@precariousworlds3029]

It's sad because if the post Soviet world remained in a democratic union the world would be a much better place

[@DanielKolbin]

oof

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

I like how he doesn't bother to map out the changing frontlines of conflicts, yet he perfectly shows the year-by-year destruction of the Aral Sea

[@cormacsmithy3975]

"I want USSR!" My mom: "We have USSR at home." USSR at home:

[@hoveras]

capitalist ussr lol

[@Ussonan-Foderation2016]

Union of Soviet Capitalist "Republics"

[@saidblanco7696]

Unión of Soviet Sovereign Republics

[@julianodriozola]

funny enough, i like how the aral sea gets drained alongside the video

[@cow1816]

Funny how the CSTO was created for defense, and then Russia invaded a CSTO member. There might have been regional conflicts between NATO countries, but a full on war has not happened.

[@derevianne1108]

and then Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan started fighting... and then Azerbaijan and Armenia got into a war... like what even is this organisation supposed to be😭😭😭😭

[@iskanderaga-ali3353]

CSTO following in the footsteps of the Warsaw pact only invading it's own members

[@hotman_pt_]

what about cyprus/turkey?

[@annabartek]

Cyprus ain't in NATO

[@derevianne1108]

@@hotman_pt_ since when is Cyprus in NATO?

[@barsukascool]

Gotta include the shrinking Aral sea!

[@hockeyislife2]

At the world junior hockey championship in 1991, which started Dec 26, the day of the collapse, they continued playing as the USSR until Jan 1, on which the were renamed the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) with all but three players not being from CIS countries,

[@ihavetowait90daystochangem67]

He thinks he’s Nato 💀

[@wholesomebaker5410]

He thinks he's EU💀*

[@superbolt-fr6nr]

Russia's NATO would be CSTO

[@mosterchife6045]

Bro think he Confederacy of Independent Systems

[@saccorhytus]

@@mosterchife6045 that would be dope...

[@duckly5362]

@@superbolt-fr6nrwhich still doesn’t even hold a candle compared to NATO

[@KamepinUA]

Nagorno Karabakh isnt supposed to exist in the final slide

[@derevianne1108]

Real

[@iskanderaga-ali3353]

Oh hey kamepin, you gonna add me on steam?

[@tylerbozinovski427]

Its dissolution wasn't recognised by the international community. And the Artsakh government rescinded its dissolution order, so they're effectively a government in exile right now.

[@KamepinUA]

@@tylerbozinovski427 They were never recongnised as independent by the international community, so dissolutions is technically is just a return to what is actually recognised by it. That and it was for de-facto only on this map just like why Ukraine is divided.

[@KamepinUA]

@@iskanderaga-ali3353 not recognising you

[@Rynewulf]

I love how the have to put 'independent' in the title, just to make sure we know how totally independent they all are

[@BengVideo]

you could have removed the Karabakh independent nation in Aserbaijan in "Present" because it was dissolved and when Donbass was shown as "independent states" you could have showed the actually controlled regions and not the whole regions but still nice eye for details like correct flags based on the timeline

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

Tbh he didn't accurately show frontlines at all in every war shown in this video (Artsakh, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Chechnya, Ukraine, etc)

[@arro6451]

@@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500 The Republic of Artsakh was dissolved on January 1, 2024.

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

@@arro6451 I'm talking about their point about the Donbass frontlines not properly being shown

[@roflmywaffles1313]

Half assed Nato Half assed EU Half assed great power Would hate to be Russia ngl

[@Wesyan1999]

If you look closely you can see that the Baltic states wanted way less than none of that

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

Neither did the Aral Sea

[@HeadsetHatGuy]

no shit

[@ocularzombie6679]

I prefer the Confederacy of Independent Systems, thank you very much.

[@occam7382]

I see you are a man of culture.

[@skinwalker69420]

I was thinking that when I saw the acronym for it as well, love me some droids

[@dirtegarbage]

Me when foolish republic scum pulls up to the corporate alliance sanctioned function:

[@VolunieProductionsOfficial]

I prefer the Galactic Republic

[@dr.damian]

and now armenia is leaving too

[@Distress.]

As they should, i feel especially bad for Armenia and Georgia. They have no friends in the region and little chance of actually getting to join the west due to their location.

[@yougoslavia]

@@Distress. Georgia doesn't need allies when they have Skibidi Toilets.

[@Georgia_Sakartvelo]

@@yougoslavia what

[@Admin-gm3lc]

@@Distress. >They have no friends in the region and most likely won't >They should leave their last allies Genius strategic move

[@yougoslavia]

@@Georgia_Sakartvelo DaFuqBoom lives there and he moved there from Russia which probably means he supports Georgia over Russia.

[@haroeneissa790]

I love how the baltic countries never even bothered to join. They were just happy that they finally managed to escape.

[@Bruha0876]

Lol,these states were one of the most developed union republics and had a strong funding

[@daniltkachev7309]

Особенно прекрасно было видеть как "демократы" смещали лояльных к России политиков в Прибалтике

[@BenjaminCherkassky]

There's a small mistake that the Republic of Artsakh is now fully integrated Azerbaijani territory and is thus part of CSTO

[@lachlanandrews3596]

Nice video as always, my friend! You're doing so well indeed!

[@Pimpeaux]

thinking about how I could realistically outlive an entire sea which has existed for millions of years

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

The Aral Sea is already gone, it is now considered 2-3 separate lakes

[@Simon-ki8wq]

Doomed to fail like the CIS in StarWars imao

[@Admin-gm3lc]

You mean there is a secret dark lord ruling both CIS and NATO to create an empire on their ashes?

[@zero95lucky]

@@Admin-gm3lc It's sad the amount of people who actually believe that. I've seen a number of comments & interviews where people think Obama is still controling the US gov. somehow.

[@PopEwLair]

Russia never fails to embarrass itself in most of its conflicts 🗣️💯💯💀🔥🤡

[@Verticbro]

Зачем ты показываешь своё лицо?

[@roflmywaffles1313]

@@Verticbro where's your warm water port

[@5Penkets]

@@VerticbroChornobayivka

[@Verticbro]

@@5Penkets Bakhmyt

[@Admin-gm3lc]

That's why UK must mobilise or Russia will invade and conquer them. Because Russia was embarrassed and defeated in Ukraine.

[@fyang1429]

Moral of the story: Don't screw with the Aral Sea

[@angelzavala2254]

Armenia: Russia Azerbaijan is invading me, help! Russia: No Armenia: 👁👄👁

[@michaelkirschner7471]

90s kids remember Team CIS from Nickelodeon Guts

[@trueordrue]

Everyone: looking at csto members Me: poor Aral sea

[@smartlucker4011]

What a joke of an organization

[@Piratewaffle43]

Armenia and Azerbaijan are both members? Awkward.

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

Tbf, Greece and Turkey are part of NATO, meanwhile Turkey is trying to join the same EU that includes Cyprus and Greece

[@think9747]

@@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500 turkey never fighted a war with greece and didnt fight with cyprus de jure, armenian-azerbaijan thing begun just after their indipendence

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

@@think9747 russia didn't invade ukraine de jure either, de jure it is still a "special military operation" turkey and greece haven't fought a war since the 1920s but they have an active border dispute and their governments despise eachother also the armenia-azerbaijan thing started before independence, the soviets made attempts to quell the ethnic violence before the soviets collapsed and it escalated into a full-scale war

[@think9747]

@@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500 İt is not that hardcore, time to time escalating but just in speeches and in 1930-1940s it was very good with ataturk and ınonu the modern thing begun in 1990s

[@sboolraak]

Can you do the Battles of Khalkhin Gol?

[@ShayminLover492]

This union is TOTALLY not an excuse for Russia to try an annex these regions later.

[@JohnDoe76791]

You are absolutely delusional

[@Euro-Book]

They had reasons

[@steelnail1917]

Crimea belongs to crimeans

[@GoldFNAF]

@@steelnail1917republic of crimea

[@hubisow4838]

I Heard about it yesterday and you also uploaded it yesterday wtf

[@ImInDaSkies]

i gotta give props with the Aral Sea

[@gavinowens459]

Rest in Peace the republic of Nagorno-Karabagh. It's only been a month since you've gone and I miss you so much

[@Ayxan72]

May God have mercy on the victorious martyrs of the victorious nation instead of the murderers

[@rashadmammadli4805]

Blud is missing an unrecognized quasi-state💀

[@tudortotu7575]

Republic of Moldova pulls out of Commonwealth of independent states since 2023 now 1 year ago

[@arnold3768]

Please do the Franco-Dutch war every day

[@JaySliZe]

How did the Republic manage to win?

[@dannybigdog1988]

Damn, it was a commonwealth, and it had independent states

[@youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan6687]

Cheap version of a Weaker NATO

[@Euro-Book]

better version of eu

[@jackhardy3905]

It is not a military alliance that will be CSTO

[@sarahlynn7807]

That Aral sea.

[@TheAeroAvatar]

From what I have heard, Armenia COULD be the next to call it quits.

[@Shthophyckq]

RIP Aral Sea

[@gameworld6740]

Just one thing the Artsakh Republic is officially dissolved as of 1st January according to the treaty So it is no more useful to show it it in the map

[@volodyadykun6490]

Lol why would anyone want this to be animated. It's like two sentences

[@Kmc1qlAq8Dt6tpVC]

If you will not come to the CSTO, the CSTO will come to you

[@sub-zero_]

lol this is literally CSI-Confederacy of Independant Systems, from Star Wars.

[@haouribi]

Is this supposed to be like star wars

[@icosahedrongod527]

They should just unite tbh

[@SeleukosINikator_]

C.I.S - Russian Battle Droid armies are marching.

[@justhere4637]

I never heae anything about this, only specific countires such as Russia.

[@user-uf2df6zf5w]

The russian empires and ussrs corpse...

[@DomLaBeau]

CIS can into space???

[@Yunahsky]

I'm in your walls.

[@Tservator]

Bro thinks hes EU😭

[@gonzostrangelove6107]

Exhilarating.

[@Flout2024]

Где Янукович?

[@LuisAngelBustosValdez-bt6jj]

In Russia

[@aamirrt]

Blud thinks he's EU 💀

[@JohnDoe76791]

blud think's he's the USSR

[@ethanchoudhury8620]

Russia is mad and invade Ukraine and Georgia(Europe) because he didn’t join Nato lol

[@Will79464]

Cuenta en decadencia

[@RandomYT05_01]

So, the USSR

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

but barely functioning

[@explodingwolfgaming8024]

Oop

[@A_Pro_Fuze]

that map of the republics breaking away is de jure i assume?

[@hotman_pt_]

no, its a de facto map. Most of nations dont recognize these republics, and others, like Nagorno-Karabakh, never really achieved recognition. De facto - whats happening in reality. De jure - what is recognized on paper.

[@Vespidm]

Donbas was not completely controlled by the separatists, and even at this moment not all of the territory of Donbas is under the control of the Russian Federation

[@ДмитрийАлексеевич-л7р]

Вау! Тут даже аральское море высохло, хорошая работа

[@xyeB]

Free Greater Bashkortostan,Tatarstan,Misharistan,Greater Chuvashia,Tuva,SHORIA,Greater Khakassia,Altay,Nogai land,Kalmykia,Astrakhan,Crimea.

[@Eternal_Tuvan]

Let people make up their own minds, okay?

[@xyeB]

@@Eternal_Tuvan absolutely. Just throwing my opinion around,not hurting anyone.

[@blackkennedy3966]

Take your medicine

[@almohad-mapping]

more like soviet union 2.0