Since its economy was highly dependent on the rest of the former Soviet Union for energy and raw materials, the breakdown in trade following the breakup of the Soviet Union had a serious effect, exacerbated at times by drought and civil conflict.

Since the breakup of the Chicago Bulls championship roster in the summer of 1998, the Western Conference has dominated, with the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs combining to win the title in nine of fourteen years.

Since the breakup of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia has instituted a stable, multi-party, democratic political system, characterized by regular elections, a free press, and an excellent human rights record.

Since the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, the foreign policy of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( renamed Serbia and Montenegro in 2003 ) was characterized primarily by a desire to secure its political and geopolitical position and the solidarity of ethnic Serbs in the Balkan region through a strong nationalist campaign.

Jones and Walker played young sweethearts in Since You Went Away, but in real life they were married at the time and going through a bitter breakup.

Since the breakup of the original line-up, various members of the band performed in other bands and have reformed several times to tour and record in Specials-related projects.

Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, approximately one million Armenians have joined the diaspora largely as a result of difficult economic conditions in Armenia.

Since then, the group has reunited as Split Enz several times, though its members have gone on to create other successful musical groups with one another since the breakup in 1984, such as Crowded House, Schnell Fenster, Citizen Band and the Finn Brothers.

Since the breakup of Neutral Milk Hotel, Jeff Mangum has appeared live very infrequently, including once, at the Kings Arms pub in Auckland, New Zealand, at the request of the Tall Dwarfs's Chris Knox.

Since the breakup, the company's films have been distributed under the " Alliance " banner for English and " Alliance Vivafilm " for French releases.

Since Croatia never declared a state of war during the breakup of Yugoslavia, this option has not been exercised in practice.

Since the breakup of Labelle, Patti, Sarah, and Nona have reunited on occasion.

Since the breakup he has released further material on his website attacking his previous relationship Patsy Kensit and criticising himself for getting involved.

Since the breakup, Monique Powell has focused her efforts on her studio career.

Since the Second Consonant Shift was beginning to occur at this time, Robinson says :" Thus many take the runic inscriptions from before about 550 as evidence for a surprisingly late breakup of Common Germanic ( excluding East Germanic ) into North and West Germanic ...."

Since the breakup of the Soviet Union a few years earlier, the Russian economy had been slowly collapsing and the budget for space exploration was reduced by around 80 %.

Since the breakup, the members have gone on to work on their own projects.

Since Led Zeppelin's breakup in 1980, Cole has contributed to unofficial Led Zeppelin biographies, most notably Stephen Davis ' much-maligned biography Hammer of the Gods.

Since the band's breakup, vocalist Frank Turner has made a career as a solo folk / punk artist.

Since the breakup of this lineup, McDougall has been performing at local venues around the Winnipeg area with the Donnie McDougall Band.

Since the drops are formed by the breakup of a liquid jet, the process is only suitable for liquid or slurry.

Since the breakup, the family members have undergone space weathering.

Since the breakup of the Central Nucleus in 1973, he had led his own group of followers but it was not until 1979 that they constituted themselves as a separate party.

Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, he has been acclaimed throughout the Russian-speaking world and has performed in numerous locations in Russia, Europe, and the United States.

Since the implosion of the USSR in December 1991, Armenia has switched to small-scale agriculture away from the large agroindustrial complexes of the Soviet era.

Since real political power belongs to the sole legal party, in certain states under Marxist constitutions of the constitutionally socialist state type inspired by the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( USSR ) and its constitutive Soviet republics, there was no formal office of head of state, but rather the leader of the legislative branch was considered to be the closest common equivalent of a head of state as a natural person.

Since World War II the United Kingdom was forced to withdraw from the area, to be replaced by India, the USSR, and the United States.

Since 1991 – the last year of existence of the USSR – up to 1993 – the last year of rouble zone existence – the rate of inflation was measured in tens, hundreds and even thousands per cent per year.

Since its creation in 1934, the NKVD of the USSR underwent many organizational changes ; between 1938 and 1939 alone, the NKVD's structure changed three times.

Since the Entente Cordiale which had won the First World War, Britain's strategy for continental war was based on alliance with France and later unsuccessful efforts to engage Fascist Italy and the USSR in an effort to contain Germany.

Since 1921 under the Peace Treaty of Riga the territory belonged to Second Polish Republic, in 1939 it became a part of the USSR and since its fall in 1991-one of 6 provinces of independent Belarus.

Since the PRC did not officially recognise the USSR as a socialist state, there was no official opinion about Gorbachev ’ s reformation of Soviet socialism.

Since 1933, the main scientific journal of the Soviet Academy of Sciences was the Proceedings of the USSR Academy of Sciences ( Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR ); after 1992, it became simply Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences ( Doklady Akademii Nauk ).

Since the fall of the USSR, there have been five elections for the presidency and five for parliament.

Since they were originally built for the USSR, they had the correct gauge for Finland, too ( exactly ).

In the proceedings from the symposium, Tan Jiazhen is quoted as saying " Since USSR started to criticize Lysenko, we have dared to criticize him too ".

Since 1963 he worked in the Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

Since 1988, Primakov was the Academician Secretary of the World Economy and International Relations Division, and the member of the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

Since 1927, Article 20 of the Common Part of the penal code that listed possible " measures of social defence " had the following item 20a: " declaration to be an enemy of the workers with deprivation of the union republic citizenship and hence of the USSR citizenship, with obligatory expulsion from its territory ".

Since the end of Cold War Hannover International has become Germany's major airport for services to countries of the former USSR next to Frankfurt International.

Since 1934, he simultaneously worked also in the Physical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.

Since 1948 there was a sincere rift in the relationships between the USSR and the SFR Yugoslavia as Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito established a socialist regime disregarding Joseph Stalin.

In the ethnic conflicts that erupted after the end of the Cold War, this lack of outer controls is seen as the cause ; Since there was no longer a strong centralized power ( in the form of the USSR ) to control the various ethnic groups, they then had to provide defense for themselves.

Since autumn 1990, Yeruham is actively involved in absorbing hundreds of olim from the Former USSR, who comprise 25 % of the town's nearly 10, 000 residents.

Since then distribution has spread into other Eastern European regions and former USSR countries, followed by success in China, Mongolia, and Francophone Africa, where it has representatives in Mali, Benin, Togo, Cameroon and Congo ( RDC ), and the Middle East.

Since 1964 and until 1986 Aleksandrov lived in Novosibirsk, heading the Laboratory of Geometry of the Institute of Mathematics of the Siberian Division of the USSR Academy of Sciences, teaching at Novosibirsk State University.

Since no officially licensed version of the NES was ever released in USSR, the Dendy was easily the most popular video game console of its time in that setting, and enjoyed a degree of fame roughly equivalent to that experienced by the NES / Famicom in North America and Japan.

Since the birth of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the aftermath of the dissolution of the USSR, the old Soviet unit colours were retained.