Show former russian empire now states republics the former russian empire Is now divided into a large number ot of states and republics with varying shades of auto momy these group themselves into federations which in turn unite to form the union of socialist soviet republics the members of this union are the following I 1 russian socialist federal soviet republic this Is soviet russia proper it includes 40 former provinces of Cur european russia three pr provinces evinces of the northern caucasus a and nd the greater part of siberia its com component parts now are ten autonomous tono soviet republics thirteen autonomous arens areas and three independent territories tories 2 white russia comprising the six eastern districts of the former minsk provinces adjacent to the boundary of poland 3 the ukraine including one autonomous tono state 4 the federation of socialist soviet republics this Is a group of three republics and two autonomous areas in casia it formerly had as a neighbor a federation of the three other caucasian states of georgia azerbaijan and armenia these separated and are now independent members of the union 0 5 georgia 0 azerbaijan T armenia 8 socialist soviet republic this state and its neighbor uzbek are the result of a regrouping along racial lines of the old I 1 states of and khiva Q uzbek |