The contribution gives a short overview of the non-recognized States (territories, entities, stabilized de facto regimes) existing presently in the post-Soviet region: Abkhazia, DNR und LNR (Eastern Ukraine), Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia and Transnistria. As has already been stated in the Preface, the editorial deadline for this book was on 31 December 2021, later developments are not addressed in this book.