Lithuania became the first country to declare independence from the Soviet Union on March 11, 1991. Here is a quiz on countries that were part of the Soviet Union Published - March 11, 2025 05:10 ...

The switchover, which Baltic leaders said held geopolitical and symbolic significance, came more than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union ... countries, which are all NATO ...

the Soviet Union accounted for up to 40% of arms supplies to Africa. Soviet tanks made up 70% of all tanks in the armed forces of African countries, while Soviet aircraft and helicopters made up ...