They coincided with the 20th anniversary of the country's independence and were the most violent in its post-Soviet history.

This turnout level was one of the highest in Armenia's post-soviet history.

Meanwhile, the largest auction in the country's post-Soviet history has thrown Russia's commitment to transparency and legal due process into doubt.

Despite growing tension, both sides publicly stated their wish to avoid any violence, a particular concern given Georgia's turbulent post-Soviet history.

By then, he had experienced many of the dramas of Soviet and post-Soviet Russian history.

She agreed not to stand in this year's election, an unprecedented decision in Central Asia's 20 year post-Soviet history.

With a pen stroke at 9:45 Tuesday morning, BP agreed to make the single largest foreign direct investment in Russia's post-Soviet history.

Yukos's and Mr. Khodorkovsky's personal donations are beyond parallel in post-Soviet history.

This represented the first democratic transition of power in Georgia's post-Soviet history.

She is also the first head of state in Central Asia's 20-year post-Soviet history to willingly and peacefully relinquish power.