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The Former Soviet Republics Map Quiz
In 1991 the Soviet Union's fifteen republics became independent countries, and the three Baltic states restored the independence they had lost in 1940. Can you place them all on the map? Each answer comes with the capital and one story from the Soviet era or the road out of it.
- 15 questions
- About 5 minutes
- Medium
- Every question is a map
About this quiz
The quiz covers all fifteen former Soviet republics, from the Baltic Sea to the mountains on China's border. Each explanation gives the capital and one story from the country's Soviet past, its break from Moscow in 1991, or what the Soviet era left behind.
Most people place Russia and Ukraine quickly. The three Baltic states, the three countries of the Caucasus and the smaller Central Asian republics are much harder to tell apart.
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