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"CIS" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Independent_St...) does not equal "Former
by kozak 6y ago
"CIS" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Independent_St...) does not equal "Former USSR". Ukraine is not (and has neven been) a member of CIS. If you want to say "former USSR", just say "former USSR". Don't try to use "CIS" as a kind of a euphemism for "former USSR", this is simply a different thing with a different meaning.
Sorry for the rant, but I think someone will find it useful.
- agapon 6y agoLooks like some people use the CIS to mean the ex-USSR sans Baltic states. But even then it is not correct. For all practical purposes the CIS is completely useless and the term itself fell out of circulation by now (even in the member countries).