After the fall of the Soviet Union,
a. ethnic conflicts and separatist movements threatened stability.
b. most Soviet satellites chose to remain part of Russia.
c. the nation achieved a level of stability never seen before.
d. most Russians wanted to return to the Soviet system.
Generally speaking, after the fall of the Soviet Union "a. ethnic conflicts and separatist movements threatened stability," since there was an immediate collapse in the major power structure that had "tied" the nation together.
