Answer: C. Former republics of the Soviet Union joined a new nation that became known as Russia.
Explanation: This may be the anwser, but Russia has not forgot there Soviet ways. They use Soviet millitary tactics, and the russiay economic system has not changed much. Russia spends most of there earnings on the millitary and still gets bad results, Russias millitary is made up of nukes. If the anwser is not correct I am terrible sorry.