Perspectives and Possibilities of Economic Integration of the Post-Soviet Space

The aim of this paper is to highlight the economic integration processes in the post-Soviet space after 1991. Due to the dissolution of the USSR is the existence of predomination of disintegration and centrifugal tendencies in the whole post-Soviet territory, which substantially limited the possibility of any economic integration. During the 90's many integration attempts have failed, mainly because of the conflicting economic and political interests of individual states. The other reason of failure may be considered that Russia remains the natural initiatory center of all integration groupings, and it has used them as a tool to advance its own political and economic interests. New integration impulses of Moscow appear in connection with the series of color revolutions in some former Soviet republics (2003-2005), but especially with the economic rise of Russia. The establishment of the Custom Union between the RF, Belarus and Kazakhstan (December, 2010) within the Eurasian economic community seems to be an ambitious attempt for economic integration, the final aim is the creation of a Common economic space.