The foreign trade relations in the post-Soviet space: latest developments of the 21st century

The article contains a research of dynamics and geographical structure of the foreign trade ties of post-Soviet states, including Russia in recent years. The author shows the trends in foreign trade after introduction of the anti-Russian sanctions from a number of Western countries and retaliatory measures of the Russian Federation. Official statistical data are generalized and settlement data for 2001-2014 (2015) are provided, that allowed the author to formulate the main conclusions.