The soviet union was made of 15 states. of them, considered the most powerful.

1. Constituent

2. Russia

During the Soviet Union, the Union was made up of 15 satellite states. The most powerful of which was Russia.

no options provided, here,but the answer to this question is often: a historian cites a japanese newspaper article published a year after the end of world war ii in order to draw conclusions about the effect of the war on the japanese economy.

clearly from the answer, the historian alludes to historical sources,and records to aid in analyzing and drawing conclusion on the effect of the war on the economy of japan.

not really sure i needed the points. sorry