government in russia

Government in Russia

By Tim Schick

1990’s to present

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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

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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/

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