Compare the centralized power of the Soviet Union with the contemporary Russian Federation, in terms of territory. Which of the following statements does the
information in the map best support?
O Russia used to control fifteen additional republics that regained their independence in 1990.
Russia is a multistate nation made up of numerous sovereign independent entities.
O
Russia's autonomous regions illustrate a strategy to counter the difficulty in governing such a
large area from a single centralized location.
O Russia is a global power with concentrated power in East Asia.
Russia is an ethnically diverse region with many subnational units.