December 21, 1991. Almaty. Russian President Boris Yeltsin, right, and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev, left, during talks on the establishment of the CIS.21.12.1991#947044
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, center, and Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk, right. Talks on the CIS creation. December 1991, Almaty.21.12.1991#945537
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, center, and Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk, right. Talks on the CIS creation. December 21, 1991. The city of Almaty.21.12.1991#944780
Tajik President Kakhar Makhkamov. Talks on the CIS creation. December 21, 1991. The city of Almaty.21.12.1991#944770
Azerbaijani President Ayaz Mutalibov. Talks on the creation of the CIS, December 1991, the city of Almaty.21.12.1991#944769
Heads of 11 sovereign republics after signing the Declaration on the Formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).21.12.1991#889454
A news conference after signing the Declaration on the Formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).21.12.1991#889453
Russian President Boris Yeltsin following the signing of the Protocol on the Establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States by the heads of the eleven former Soviet republics.21.12.1991#889390
Boris Yeltsin, President of the Russian Federation, Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the heads of other 11 independent states, formerly USSR republics, after the signing of the Protocol on the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States.21.12.1991#889379
On December 21 of 1991 presidents of eleven sovereign states, former USSR republics, signed the protocol to the Agreement on establishement of the Commonwealth of Independent States. News conference for Soviet and foreign journalists.21.12.1991#862442
On December 21 of 1991 presidents of eleven sovereign states, former USSR republics, signed the protocol to the Agreement on establishement of the Commonwealth of Independent States. President of Tadjikistan Rakhmon Nabiyev.21.12.1991#862441
On December 21 of 1991 presidents of eleven sovereign states, former USSR republics, signed the protocol to the Agreement on establishement of the Commonwealth of Independent States. President of Tadjikistan Rakhmon Nabiyev. President of Moldova Mircea Snegur.21.12.1991#862440
On December 21 of 1991 presidents of eleven sovereign states, former USSR republics, signed the protocol to the Agreement on establishement of the Commonwealth of Independent States. President of Azerbaijan Ayaz Mutalibov.21.12.1991#862439
President of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk (left) and Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Belarus Stanislav Shushkevich, representatives of the former Soviet republics which are now members of the Commonwealth of Independent States.21.12.1991#853027
Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Belarus Stanislav S. Shushkevich.21.12.1991#853026
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signing a declaration on the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States.21.12.1991#829821
Russian President Boris Yeltsin, left, and Nursultan Nazarbayev at a news conference after signing an Agreement on Creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States.21.12.1991#829819
Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchyuk, second left, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, second right, and President Boris Yeltsin, first right, after signing a declaration on the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States.21.12.1991#829818
A news conference of the heads of independent states after the singing of a declaration on the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States. From left to right: Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Uzbek President Islam Karimov, Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev.21.12.1991#829817
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the meeting of 11 independent states, former Soviet republics, at the signing of the Protocol on the establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States.21.12.1991#613954
The heads of 11 independent states, i.e. former Soviet republics, met in Alma-Ata to sign the Protocol on Establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States. Other important documents, namely, the Alma-Ata Declaration, the Military Agreement, etc., were passed during the summit.19.12.1991#140800
Russian President Boris Yeltsin signs declaration on establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States.21.12.1991#71447
Right to left, Presidents Boris Yeltsin of Russia, Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan and Leonid Kravchuk of Ukraine after signing the Declaration on the Establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)21.12.1991#52080
Right to left, Presidents Boris Yeltsin of Russia, Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan and Leonid Kravchuk of Ukraine after signing the Declaration on the Establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)21.12.1991#52079
Russian President Boris Yeltsin (second right), Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk (left), Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (second left) and Speaker of Belarusian Supreme Soviet (Parliament) Stanislav Shushkevich (right) after signing Protocol on Establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). 21.12.1991#41059
Turkmenistan's president Saparmurat Niyazov, at a meeting of eleven heads of independent states, the former Soviet republics, who gathered to sign a Protocol on the establishment of a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).21.12.1991#40654
Russian President Boris Yeltsin applauding. Gennady Burbulis (in the second row), a presidential state secretary. 21.12.1991#28058
Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk. Negotiations on establishing the CIS, Almaty, December 21, 1991.21.12.1991#23200
Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Negotiations on establishing the CIS, Almaty, December 21, 1991.21.12.1991#23199
Azerbaijan's President Ayaz Mutalibov. Eleven sovereign states signed agreements on negotiation and entered the CIS.21.12.1991#23198
Stanislav Shushkevich, chairman of the Belarusian Supreme Council. Negotiations on establishing the CIS, Almaty, December 21, 1991.21.12.1991#23201
