Abstract:

The areas dominated by Russia for some 200 years went out of control of Russia as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union. The relations between Moscow and the Union Republics were being conducted at the level of province-center during the period of Soviet Union. The relations of Russia with these countries, which have become “actors” in the international politics in the post-Soviet era, on the other hand, have taken a new form. The relations with the former Republics of the Soviet Union form one of the most important dimensions of the Russian Foreign Politics in the post-Soviet era. The Yeltsin government did not devise a comprehensive policy aiming at the countries of Commonwealth of Independent States in the years of 1991-92. In the context of Near Abroad Doctrine adopted in 1993, the relations with these countries were nested on a new ground. In this study, Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States relations during the Yeltsin period will be examined in the context of Near Abroad Doctrine

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