In the political language of Russia, the near abroad (Russian: ближнее зарубежье, blizhneye zarubezhye) refers to the newly independent republics (other than Russia itself) which emerged after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. William Safire describes the term as the "most significant diplomatic coinage since the popularization of detente" that entered into English language in early 1992.[1]
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