More than two decades after the fall of the Soviet Union, the economic and political influence of the nine former Soviet republics that together form the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is on the rise. Following the global economic slowdown in 2008 and 2009, most CIS countries' economies are once again growing.

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