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Government in Russia
By Tim Schick
1990’s to present
Overview
• Fall of Communism in Russia• How is it all set up?• Boris Yeltsin• Good ol’ Vlad• Russia today• Ideas seen in Crime and Punishment
Fall of Communism
• American victories in Afghanistan • Military > domestic growth– Economy struggled– Civil unrest
• Importing grains from U.S.A• Soviet Socialist Republics resist– Weakening Central Government
• Chernobyl
Executive Branch
• President: Vladimir Putin– Appoints Prime Minister
• Prime Minister: Dmitry Medvedev
• Control over Foreign Policy• Appoint Ambassadors • Can dissolve lower house of parliament, State
Duma and Federal Assembly
Legislative
• Formed with new legislation in 1993• 616 member parliament, “Federal Assembly”– Two Houses– High and low
• 450 State Duma (lower)• 166 Federal Council (upper)• Within each group, committees form• Passed 500 pieces of legislation 1994-1995
Judicial
• Parliament vs. President• Limitied judicial system– Cannot review a case without being told
• Ministry of Justice, local authorities• Was suspended by Yeltsin in 1993– Constitutional Crisis– Not reinstated until 1995
Boris Yeltsin
• First President of the Russian Fed.• Wanted to establish Free Market Economy– Economic shock therapy– Release currency and price controls
• Privatizing business, rise of oligarchs • Lacked support, “economic genocide”• Things get hairy…
Yeltsin (cont.)
• Attempt to dissolve Russian Parliament– Illegal– Impeachment process
• Military sides with Yeltsin during riots– 187 dead
• New constitution, more executive power• 2% Approval rating
Aftermath
• Putin chosen as successor– Then Prime Minister– 233 votes, 226 needed
• Federation government unpopular• Losing its grip• Vlad has a past…
Good ol’ Vlad
• Born October 7th, 1952 (currently 61)• Leningrad State University– Communist– Loyal to the party
• KGB agent 1975-1991, Lt. Colonel – Spied on students at the university– Monitored foreigners in Leningrad
• Jumped communist ship
Good ol’ Vlad (cont.)
• United Russia party• Dominated the Russian house• Able to easily pass any agenda• Communist party of the Russian Federation
Where is Russia now?
• “Some form of Democratic gov’t”• United Russia party’s grip• “Conserving values”– Hot topics– Taking heat
• Stranglehold on resources• Raising oil prices
Crime and Punishment
• Communist attitude still exists• Free market spirit, capitalism• Weak judicial system, both eras• Many varying viewpoints
Bibliography
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Russia#Legislative_branch
• http://countrystudies.us/russia/68.htm• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/
1102275.stm• http://www.ask.com/web?
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