The book proposes an original view of the development of the postSoviet space. Written on the basis of data collected during the expeditions, it provides answers to many questions about the changes in the economic, political, social and cultural life of the states that emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Well-illustrated, the book contains a lot of information about the current state of their economy, population, urban and rural areas. This collective work is addressed to a wide range of readers concerned with the problems of the post-Soviet space, and can also be used as supplementary material for in-depth study of school and university geography courses.