This document provides an overview of Russia, including its history, culture, and people. It discusses how Russia was founded by Viking Rurik in the 9th century and various tribes were united under Christianity. It describes daily life in Russia including typical meals, holidays, sports, and family structure. The document also covers Russian language, environmental issues, education system, and current social problems such as deforestation and HIV/AIDS epidemic.
1) Georgia has faced a difficult geopolitical position since independence from the Soviet Union, wanting to align with the West but facing complications from Russia and internal conflicts.
2) Early nationalist policies under Zviad Gamsakhurdia exacerbated ethnic tensions that led to conflicts in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Eduard Shevardnadze then took power amid civil unrest.
3) Current relations with Russia remain icy due to the 2008 conflict and Russia's support of breakaway regions. Georgia also seeks closer ties with the EU and NATO but these aspirations are threatened by territorial disputes.
Georgia is a country located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea between Turkey and Russia. The majority of Georgia's population follows Orthodox Christianity, chiefly the Georgian Orthodox Church. Other religious minorities include Muslims, Armenians, Catholics, and Jews. The government is a semi-presidential republic, with Mikheil Saakashvili as President and Bidzina Ivanishvili as Prime Minister following elections in 2012 that replaced the ruling party.
Russia - in the world: past, present, future.Van Eric
Russia: different aspects: recent history, economic profile, lay-out of the country- government, parliament, juridical branche, institutions , people, population, health care, education, geo-politics, media, cartoons, Russia and the EU, Russia and the BRICS, the EAEU...version april 2019
The document summarizes the conflict in Ukraine between pro-Western and pro-Russian factions, and Russia's annexation of Crimea. Key points:
- Ukraine faced economic crisis and had to choose between an EU/IMF deal imposing austerity or a Russian deal with loans and gas concessions, further polarizing the country.
- Protests in Kiev led to the ousting of President Yanukovych, though some violence was carried out by neo-Nazi groups supporting the protesters. This instability spread to Crimea and eastern Ukraine.
- Russia claims it is protecting ethnic Russians in Crimea and eastern Ukraine based on bilateral agreements allowing it troops in Crimea. It annexed Crimea after a referendum, though this violates international
Russia is the largest country in the world, covering over 17 million square kilometers with a population of 143 million people. The official language is Russian, though 27 other languages are recognized. The climate varies greatly from temperate to Arctic. Culturally, Russians place importance on hospitality, conversation, and toasting during meals. Business negotiations are direct, and maintaining authority and discipline is important.
Russia is the largest country in the world, covering over 17 million square kilometers with a population of 143 million people. Russian is the official language, though 27 other languages are recognized. Russia has a long history and was formerly the largest constituent of the Soviet Union. It has a vast economy supported by its extensive energy resources. The document provides further details on Russian culture, customs, holidays, and business practices.
This document provides an overview of Russia, including its history, culture, and people. It discusses how Russia was founded by Viking Rurik in the 9th century and various tribes were united under Christianity. It describes daily life in Russia including typical meals, holidays, sports, and family structure. The document also covers Russian language, environmental issues, education system, and current social problems such as deforestation and HIV/AIDS epidemic.
1) Georgia has faced a difficult geopolitical position since independence from the Soviet Union, wanting to align with the West but facing complications from Russia and internal conflicts.
2) Early nationalist policies under Zviad Gamsakhurdia exacerbated ethnic tensions that led to conflicts in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Eduard Shevardnadze then took power amid civil unrest.
3) Current relations with Russia remain icy due to the 2008 conflict and Russia's support of breakaway regions. Georgia also seeks closer ties with the EU and NATO but these aspirations are threatened by territorial disputes.
Georgia is a country located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea between Turkey and Russia. The majority of Georgia's population follows Orthodox Christianity, chiefly the Georgian Orthodox Church. Other religious minorities include Muslims, Armenians, Catholics, and Jews. The government is a semi-presidential republic, with Mikheil Saakashvili as President and Bidzina Ivanishvili as Prime Minister following elections in 2012 that replaced the ruling party.
Russia - in the world: past, present, future.Van Eric
Russia: different aspects: recent history, economic profile, lay-out of the country- government, parliament, juridical branche, institutions , people, population, health care, education, geo-politics, media, cartoons, Russia and the EU, Russia and the BRICS, the EAEU...version april 2019
The document summarizes the conflict in Ukraine between pro-Western and pro-Russian factions, and Russia's annexation of Crimea. Key points:
- Ukraine faced economic crisis and had to choose between an EU/IMF deal imposing austerity or a Russian deal with loans and gas concessions, further polarizing the country.
- Protests in Kiev led to the ousting of President Yanukovych, though some violence was carried out by neo-Nazi groups supporting the protesters. This instability spread to Crimea and eastern Ukraine.
- Russia claims it is protecting ethnic Russians in Crimea and eastern Ukraine based on bilateral agreements allowing it troops in Crimea. It annexed Crimea after a referendum, though this violates international
Russia is the largest country in the world, covering over 17 million square kilometers with a population of 143 million people. The official language is Russian, though 27 other languages are recognized. The climate varies greatly from temperate to Arctic. Culturally, Russians place importance on hospitality, conversation, and toasting during meals. Business negotiations are direct, and maintaining authority and discipline is important.
Russia is the largest country in the world, covering over 17 million square kilometers with a population of 143 million people. Russian is the official language, though 27 other languages are recognized. Russia has a long history and was formerly the largest constituent of the Soviet Union. It has a vast economy supported by its extensive energy resources. The document provides further details on Russian culture, customs, holidays, and business practices.
Gestión I+D+i: sistema de vigilancia tecnológicas e inteligencia competitiva. Asignatura Desarrollo con Tecnologías Emergentes, Grado de Ingeniería Informática, Escuela Técnica Superior de Informática, Universidad de Alcalá
Este documento describe cómo las actividades variadas y estrategias interesantes pueden evitar el desinterés y fracaso en los estudiantes. Explica que la planeación de estas actividades requiere conocer los objetivos y al grupo de estudiantes. Al llevar a cabo las actividades planeadas, se puede observar un cambio positivo en el grupo y sorprenderse por las diferentes formas de aprendizaje de cada estudiante.
Comunicación humana por interacción personalCinthia Lopez
El documento describe la evolución del lenguaje y la comunicación humana a través de la historia, desde las primeras formas no verbales de comunicación hasta el desarrollo de varios sistemas de escritura antiguos. Explica que el lenguaje comenzó como gestos y sonidos antes de evolucionar hacia formas más complejas de comunicación oral y escrita. También analiza conceptos clave como los actos de habla y los elementos del proceso de comunicación.
El documento describe un proyecto para implementar el uso de las TIC para fortalecer el aprendizaje de las operaciones básicas (suma, resta, multiplicación y división) en estudiantes de tercer grado en una escuela rural en Colombia. El proyecto busca mejorar las habilidades de los estudiantes en estas áreas a través del uso de videos, juegos y software interactivos. Se creó un portafolio digital para documentar el proceso y los resultados del proyecto.
El documento describe las proteínas, incluyendo que están compuestas principalmente de aminoácidos unidos por enlaces peptídicos. Explica que las proteínas tienen cuatro niveles de organización (estructura primaria, secundaria, terciaria y cuaternaria) y múltiples funciones en el cuerpo. Además, destaca la importancia de consumir suficientes proteínas de fuentes como legumbres, soya, frutos secos, carne y productos lácteos para mantener la salud muscular, inmunológica y del cor
Inmunogenética de las enfermedades reumáticasCECY50
Este documento describe las asociaciones genéticas entre el complejo principal de histocompatibilidad (MHC) y varias enfermedades reumáticas autoinmunes. Explica que ciertos alelos del MHC se asocian con una mayor susceptibilidad a condiciones como el lupus eritematoso sistémico, la artritis reumatoide, el síndrome de Sjögren, la ateritis de Takayasu y la espondiloartritis. También analiza los mecanismos propuestos por los cuales estas asociaciones podrían influir en
The document provides a detailed timeline and overview of Russian history and politics. It traces Russia's history from the 9th century through modern times, highlighting important events, rulers, reforms, and political developments. It also describes Russia's current political system, including its federal structure, constitution, branches of government, political parties, and issues regarding human rights.
Politburo 2.0 works as a network structure. It is an informal agency and there is no formalization of its functions, such as general meetings.
Sectoral branches are distributed among its members, who offer their management schemes within their competence.
This document summarizes and critiques five common myths about the situation in Ukraine:
1. That the Crimea referendum was illegal, arguing that the West only objects because they disliked the outcome.
2. That the uprisings in Ukraine were solely due to a desire for democracy, rather than also being influenced by Western interference.
3. That Western sanctions support the Ukrainian people, when in reality the sanctions have little impact and the West prioritizes its own economic interests over Ukraine's.
4. That the world is on the verge of World War III, which overstates tensions to justify Western interference despite all sides having economic reasons to avoid war.
5. That the West suddenly cares about the Tat
RUSSIA'S CAPITALIST REVOLUTION
PUTIN’S POLITICS
(Chapters 6 & 7)
LECTURE NOTES BASED ON:
Aslund, Anders. 2007. Russia’s Capitalist Revolution: Why Market Reform Succeeded and Democracy Failed. Washington, D.C.: Peterson Institute for International Economics.
I. Vladimir Putin: KGB Lieutenant-Colonel
1. Key Characteristics
A. No pronounced political views
B. Loyal to the KGB
2. Greatest Quality
A. Ability to make people underestimate him.
B. Ability to flatter supervisors.
3. “His rise signaled that Russia’s democratic revolution was over, and that the country had entered the stage of post-revolutionary stabilization, when people were tired of politics and wanted little but calm and economic growth.” (p. 199)
4. Why did Yeltsin’s “family” choose Putin?
~He was loyal and tough.
II. Putin’s Assumption of Power: Elections 1999-2000
1. A. Fall 1999-The “family” decided to form a political party called “Unity”
*Centrist
*Chose well-known non-political types as candidates
Why? Russians were tired of politics.
2. B. 1999 Duma Elections
a. Remember: The Duma is the Parliament in Russia.
b. Elections won by the Communists with 24.8% of the vote.
c. Unity received 23.8%
*Putin allied with the Communists in the Duma.
=near majority of power in Duma
3. C. Oligarchs Power Eclipsed by Presidential Administration
*Set into action before Putin assumed presidency
1. Before: Oligarchs could buy votes for pet legislation from the deputies.
2. To stop this corruption, the presidential administration raised the deputies’ salaries to $5,000 a month to discourage them from accepting bribes.
3. This decreased oligarchs’ influence in the Duma. Still, they could buy votes. Vote buying continued but now only under permission of the presidential administration.
4. D. Yeltsin Retires
He resigned on December 31, 1999. Putin was chosen as the interim president until the elections. He began making policy before being formally elected.
1. Putin’s first act: Decree that gave Yeltsin and his family a decent salary and legal immunity.
2. March 2000 presidential elections
a. Moving up the elections by 3 months made it very difficult for opposition parties to get a good campaign and candidates.
b. During the time before the elections, Putin did not campaign.
c. There were 10 opposition candidates.
d. Putin won the election with 53% of the vote.
5. E. Putin’s Definition of Democracy
1. May 2000 (shortly after his inauguration)
~ Called for a “managed democracy”
2. Later, he called it “sovereign democracy”=authoritarian rule
3. These definitions were cryptic. Nobody understood what he meant by these.
4. Aslund “Putin’s favorite democracy was no democracy”. P. 207
6. F. Putin’s Presidential Characteristics
*micromanager
*slow-decision maker
*once a decision is made, n.
The document discusses the history and government of Russia. It describes how Russia was formed from various tribes and united under Christianity in the 10th-11th centuries. It then discusses the formation of the USSR in 1922 from Russia and other Soviet republics, and Russia becoming an independent republic again after the USSR dissolved in 1991. It provides an overview of Russia's political history from the Mongol invasion in the 13th century to present day, with Russia led by a semi-presidential federal republic government under President Vladimir Putin.
Pocket guidebook elections in ukraine ukr crisimediacentre-052014Dmytro Lysiuk
The document provides a historical overview of key dates in modern Ukrainian history from independence in 1991 through 2014. It then summarizes recent public opinion polls showing strong Ukrainian support for national unity and ties to Europe over Russia, despite Russian claims. Finally, it outlines some tangible achievements of Ukraine's interim government since February 2014, including signing an EU Association Agreement and reforms.
Russia's political system is described as a federal presidential republic with a strong presidency. The president appoints the prime minister and has broad authority to issue laws without legislative approval. Power remains centralized under Vladimir Putin, even when he nominally held the role of prime minister from 2008 to 2012 before returning to the presidency. While elections are held, most observers see the political system as "managed democracy" with Putin maintaining control over key institutions like the judiciary, police, and prosecution.
How Vladimir Putin Maintains his Electoral AuthoritarianismBrian Ammer
Vladimir Putin has maintained electoral authoritarianism in Russia for 15 years through control of political institutions, media, and the oil-dependent economy. He uses patrimonial rule, United Russia's dominance of politics, state control of media to spread propaganda and censor dissent, and oil revenues to fund the system and popularity. However, Putin's power relies on factors outside his control like the global oil price and demand. His regime's long term stability depends on suppressing free speech and managing Russia's declining oil reserves.
The document outlines key events in Crimea from the 15th century to present day:
- Crimea was originally inhabited by Crimean Tatars but they suffered repression and deportation under Soviet rule.
- In 1954, Khrushchev transferred Crimea from Russia to Ukraine, taking larger territories for economic reasons after World War 2 and the Tatar deportation.
- From 2013-2014, Russia exerted political and economic pressure on Ukraine to prevent it from strengthening ties with the EU, culminating in military intervention in Crimea. Russian forces occupied airports and blocked Ukrainian units, with the Russian government approving military deployment in Ukraine on March 1st.
Ukrainian revolution from the point of view of the Russian analystЕлена Волковская
This document summarizes the political situation in Ukraine from the perspective of a Russian analyst. It describes the power dynamics between Ukrainian oligarchs, the roles of external actors like Russia and the EU, and the strategies employed by different political factions during the 2013-2014 Ukrainian revolution and subsequent elections. Key events and the various interests, failures, and technologies used by different groups are analyzed.
DICT Spring 2016 Research Poster - The Ukraine Crisis Kathryn Bartels
The University of Wisconsin - Platteville's Defense Intelligence and Counter Terrorism (DICT) Student Organization created this undergraduate research project to present at PACCE Poster Day.
Television is the dominant media in Russia, with three nationwide channels controlled by the government. The Russian government controls the messages and information received by citizens. It eliminated critical coverage on channels like NTV by taking them over. It rewards pro-government coverage and imprisons those who contradict the Kremlin's version of history. Most Russians distrust the objectivity of state-controlled television.
This is the vital assignment for IPE239 Comparative Political Systems, IPED Prpgram, Rangsit University. The course part aims at providing an introduction to the field of comparative politics. Various theoretical perspectives and basic concepts within the field are taken up. The political systems of a number of countries - in relation to formal political institutions and informal aspects of the political order - are presented, discussed and compared. Issues of identity as well as the position of nation states in a global context are also dealt with. The course part includes an introduction to comparative method and sources of knowledge about political systems.
The document provides an overview of the history and demographics of Russia, including details on its transition from the Soviet Union to present day. It discusses Russia's population trends, ethnic composition, religions, and compares key economic and demographic statistics of Russia to India. The document also briefly outlines Russia's political system and constitution.
This document summarizes the government and political landscape of Russia. It outlines that Russia has a semi-presidential federal republic government led by President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The largest political party is United Russia, though several other parties like the Communist Party and Liberal Democratic Party also have representation. Election results show United Russia has dominated presidential elections since 2000. The document provides details on the leadership and policies of the main political parties in Russia.
Dutch Referendum on 6 April on the EU-Ukraine Association AgreementTaras Kuzio
Lecture entitled ‘The EU-Ukraine Association Agreement: Why Voting the Right Way in the Dutch Referendum Matters' given to students at the Studievereniging voor Politicologen In Leiden, University of Leiden on 3 March 2016.
Gestión I+D+i: sistema de vigilancia tecnológicas e inteligencia competitiva. Asignatura Desarrollo con Tecnologías Emergentes, Grado de Ingeniería Informática, Escuela Técnica Superior de Informática, Universidad de Alcalá
Este documento describe cómo las actividades variadas y estrategias interesantes pueden evitar el desinterés y fracaso en los estudiantes. Explica que la planeación de estas actividades requiere conocer los objetivos y al grupo de estudiantes. Al llevar a cabo las actividades planeadas, se puede observar un cambio positivo en el grupo y sorprenderse por las diferentes formas de aprendizaje de cada estudiante.
Comunicación humana por interacción personalCinthia Lopez
El documento describe la evolución del lenguaje y la comunicación humana a través de la historia, desde las primeras formas no verbales de comunicación hasta el desarrollo de varios sistemas de escritura antiguos. Explica que el lenguaje comenzó como gestos y sonidos antes de evolucionar hacia formas más complejas de comunicación oral y escrita. También analiza conceptos clave como los actos de habla y los elementos del proceso de comunicación.
El documento describe un proyecto para implementar el uso de las TIC para fortalecer el aprendizaje de las operaciones básicas (suma, resta, multiplicación y división) en estudiantes de tercer grado en una escuela rural en Colombia. El proyecto busca mejorar las habilidades de los estudiantes en estas áreas a través del uso de videos, juegos y software interactivos. Se creó un portafolio digital para documentar el proceso y los resultados del proyecto.
El documento describe las proteínas, incluyendo que están compuestas principalmente de aminoácidos unidos por enlaces peptídicos. Explica que las proteínas tienen cuatro niveles de organización (estructura primaria, secundaria, terciaria y cuaternaria) y múltiples funciones en el cuerpo. Además, destaca la importancia de consumir suficientes proteínas de fuentes como legumbres, soya, frutos secos, carne y productos lácteos para mantener la salud muscular, inmunológica y del cor
Inmunogenética de las enfermedades reumáticasCECY50
Este documento describe las asociaciones genéticas entre el complejo principal de histocompatibilidad (MHC) y varias enfermedades reumáticas autoinmunes. Explica que ciertos alelos del MHC se asocian con una mayor susceptibilidad a condiciones como el lupus eritematoso sistémico, la artritis reumatoide, el síndrome de Sjögren, la ateritis de Takayasu y la espondiloartritis. También analiza los mecanismos propuestos por los cuales estas asociaciones podrían influir en
The document provides a detailed timeline and overview of Russian history and politics. It traces Russia's history from the 9th century through modern times, highlighting important events, rulers, reforms, and political developments. It also describes Russia's current political system, including its federal structure, constitution, branches of government, political parties, and issues regarding human rights.
Politburo 2.0 works as a network structure. It is an informal agency and there is no formalization of its functions, such as general meetings.
Sectoral branches are distributed among its members, who offer their management schemes within their competence.
This document summarizes and critiques five common myths about the situation in Ukraine:
1. That the Crimea referendum was illegal, arguing that the West only objects because they disliked the outcome.
2. That the uprisings in Ukraine were solely due to a desire for democracy, rather than also being influenced by Western interference.
3. That Western sanctions support the Ukrainian people, when in reality the sanctions have little impact and the West prioritizes its own economic interests over Ukraine's.
4. That the world is on the verge of World War III, which overstates tensions to justify Western interference despite all sides having economic reasons to avoid war.
5. That the West suddenly cares about the Tat
RUSSIA'S CAPITALIST REVOLUTION
PUTIN’S POLITICS
(Chapters 6 & 7)
LECTURE NOTES BASED ON:
Aslund, Anders. 2007. Russia’s Capitalist Revolution: Why Market Reform Succeeded and Democracy Failed. Washington, D.C.: Peterson Institute for International Economics.
I. Vladimir Putin: KGB Lieutenant-Colonel
1. Key Characteristics
A. No pronounced political views
B. Loyal to the KGB
2. Greatest Quality
A. Ability to make people underestimate him.
B. Ability to flatter supervisors.
3. “His rise signaled that Russia’s democratic revolution was over, and that the country had entered the stage of post-revolutionary stabilization, when people were tired of politics and wanted little but calm and economic growth.” (p. 199)
4. Why did Yeltsin’s “family” choose Putin?
~He was loyal and tough.
II. Putin’s Assumption of Power: Elections 1999-2000
1. A. Fall 1999-The “family” decided to form a political party called “Unity”
*Centrist
*Chose well-known non-political types as candidates
Why? Russians were tired of politics.
2. B. 1999 Duma Elections
a. Remember: The Duma is the Parliament in Russia.
b. Elections won by the Communists with 24.8% of the vote.
c. Unity received 23.8%
*Putin allied with the Communists in the Duma.
=near majority of power in Duma
3. C. Oligarchs Power Eclipsed by Presidential Administration
*Set into action before Putin assumed presidency
1. Before: Oligarchs could buy votes for pet legislation from the deputies.
2. To stop this corruption, the presidential administration raised the deputies’ salaries to $5,000 a month to discourage them from accepting bribes.
3. This decreased oligarchs’ influence in the Duma. Still, they could buy votes. Vote buying continued but now only under permission of the presidential administration.
4. D. Yeltsin Retires
He resigned on December 31, 1999. Putin was chosen as the interim president until the elections. He began making policy before being formally elected.
1. Putin’s first act: Decree that gave Yeltsin and his family a decent salary and legal immunity.
2. March 2000 presidential elections
a. Moving up the elections by 3 months made it very difficult for opposition parties to get a good campaign and candidates.
b. During the time before the elections, Putin did not campaign.
c. There were 10 opposition candidates.
d. Putin won the election with 53% of the vote.
5. E. Putin’s Definition of Democracy
1. May 2000 (shortly after his inauguration)
~ Called for a “managed democracy”
2. Later, he called it “sovereign democracy”=authoritarian rule
3. These definitions were cryptic. Nobody understood what he meant by these.
4. Aslund “Putin’s favorite democracy was no democracy”. P. 207
6. F. Putin’s Presidential Characteristics
*micromanager
*slow-decision maker
*once a decision is made, n.
The document discusses the history and government of Russia. It describes how Russia was formed from various tribes and united under Christianity in the 10th-11th centuries. It then discusses the formation of the USSR in 1922 from Russia and other Soviet republics, and Russia becoming an independent republic again after the USSR dissolved in 1991. It provides an overview of Russia's political history from the Mongol invasion in the 13th century to present day, with Russia led by a semi-presidential federal republic government under President Vladimir Putin.
Pocket guidebook elections in ukraine ukr crisimediacentre-052014Dmytro Lysiuk
The document provides a historical overview of key dates in modern Ukrainian history from independence in 1991 through 2014. It then summarizes recent public opinion polls showing strong Ukrainian support for national unity and ties to Europe over Russia, despite Russian claims. Finally, it outlines some tangible achievements of Ukraine's interim government since February 2014, including signing an EU Association Agreement and reforms.
Russia's political system is described as a federal presidential republic with a strong presidency. The president appoints the prime minister and has broad authority to issue laws without legislative approval. Power remains centralized under Vladimir Putin, even when he nominally held the role of prime minister from 2008 to 2012 before returning to the presidency. While elections are held, most observers see the political system as "managed democracy" with Putin maintaining control over key institutions like the judiciary, police, and prosecution.
How Vladimir Putin Maintains his Electoral AuthoritarianismBrian Ammer
Vladimir Putin has maintained electoral authoritarianism in Russia for 15 years through control of political institutions, media, and the oil-dependent economy. He uses patrimonial rule, United Russia's dominance of politics, state control of media to spread propaganda and censor dissent, and oil revenues to fund the system and popularity. However, Putin's power relies on factors outside his control like the global oil price and demand. His regime's long term stability depends on suppressing free speech and managing Russia's declining oil reserves.
The document outlines key events in Crimea from the 15th century to present day:
- Crimea was originally inhabited by Crimean Tatars but they suffered repression and deportation under Soviet rule.
- In 1954, Khrushchev transferred Crimea from Russia to Ukraine, taking larger territories for economic reasons after World War 2 and the Tatar deportation.
- From 2013-2014, Russia exerted political and economic pressure on Ukraine to prevent it from strengthening ties with the EU, culminating in military intervention in Crimea. Russian forces occupied airports and blocked Ukrainian units, with the Russian government approving military deployment in Ukraine on March 1st.
Ukrainian revolution from the point of view of the Russian analystЕлена Волковская
This document summarizes the political situation in Ukraine from the perspective of a Russian analyst. It describes the power dynamics between Ukrainian oligarchs, the roles of external actors like Russia and the EU, and the strategies employed by different political factions during the 2013-2014 Ukrainian revolution and subsequent elections. Key events and the various interests, failures, and technologies used by different groups are analyzed.
DICT Spring 2016 Research Poster - The Ukraine Crisis Kathryn Bartels
The University of Wisconsin - Platteville's Defense Intelligence and Counter Terrorism (DICT) Student Organization created this undergraduate research project to present at PACCE Poster Day.
Television is the dominant media in Russia, with three nationwide channels controlled by the government. The Russian government controls the messages and information received by citizens. It eliminated critical coverage on channels like NTV by taking them over. It rewards pro-government coverage and imprisons those who contradict the Kremlin's version of history. Most Russians distrust the objectivity of state-controlled television.
This is the vital assignment for IPE239 Comparative Political Systems, IPED Prpgram, Rangsit University. The course part aims at providing an introduction to the field of comparative politics. Various theoretical perspectives and basic concepts within the field are taken up. The political systems of a number of countries - in relation to formal political institutions and informal aspects of the political order - are presented, discussed and compared. Issues of identity as well as the position of nation states in a global context are also dealt with. The course part includes an introduction to comparative method and sources of knowledge about political systems.
The document provides an overview of the history and demographics of Russia, including details on its transition from the Soviet Union to present day. It discusses Russia's population trends, ethnic composition, religions, and compares key economic and demographic statistics of Russia to India. The document also briefly outlines Russia's political system and constitution.
This document summarizes the government and political landscape of Russia. It outlines that Russia has a semi-presidential federal republic government led by President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The largest political party is United Russia, though several other parties like the Communist Party and Liberal Democratic Party also have representation. Election results show United Russia has dominated presidential elections since 2000. The document provides details on the leadership and policies of the main political parties in Russia.
Dutch Referendum on 6 April on the EU-Ukraine Association AgreementTaras Kuzio
Lecture entitled ‘The EU-Ukraine Association Agreement: Why Voting the Right Way in the Dutch Referendum Matters' given to students at the Studievereniging voor Politicologen In Leiden, University of Leiden on 3 March 2016.
The document provides an overview of Russia's political system, history, government, and judicial system. It discusses Russia transitioning from the Kievan Rus and Mongol rule to becoming the dominant principality of Muscovy. Under tsars like Peter the Great and Catherine the Great, Russia modernized and established itself as a European power. The 1917 revolution led to the establishment of the Soviet Union under Lenin and Stalin. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia emerged as its successor state led by Yeltsin and later Putin. The current political system consists of executive, legislative, and judicial branches under a semi-presidential federal republic.
In March 2018, another presidential election took place in the Russian
Federation. For the fourth time Vladimir Putin won the election by a large majority of
votes. Alexei Navalny – an opposition candidate who had been preparing his election
campaign since the end of 2016 – was not allowed to stand in the election. Regardless
of his elimination from the election, Navalny remained an active member of Russian
political life before and after the election; he carried out a boycott of the election,
and organized post-election protests. Without a doubt, despite the ban on running in
the election, Navalny was one of the main figures in the electoral process. Thus, the
aim of this article is a detailed analysis of Navalny’s preparations for the campaign
– the authors focused not only on the candidate’s opposition activity, but also on his
unique measures and methods of running a campaign (Internet, social media, crowdfunding). The article examines the campaign preparations, as well as the reasons for
the rejection of Navalny’s registration as an election candidate, social support index,
relationships with other candidates and the change of strategy after the Central Election Commission’s decision. The analysis is based on Russian law, Central Election
Commission’s decisions, opinion poll results and information from the Russian and
international media.
The document summarizes the collapse of the USSR from 1991-1997 and the rise of oligarchy in Russia. It describes the short and long term reasons for the USSR's collapse, including Gorbachev's miscalculations, rapid economic decline, lack of democratic traditions, and nationalism. It then outlines key events like the 1991 coup against Gorbachev, Yeltsin's rise, and the failed August 1991 coup. This led to divided elites, institutions breaking down, and "dual power" between Yeltsin and Gorbachev. Rapid economic reforms under "shock therapy" caused chaos and consolidated power among a small group of wealthy oligarchs, establishing an oligarchic system in Russia.
Understanding Russia and Its Relationship with the Westtnwac
In 1994 at the dawn of the post-Cold War era Marieta Velikova left Surgut, Western Siberia in the Russian Federation bound for Weippe, Idaho as a high school exchange student. She returned to Russia with her first glimpses of life in America that would be followed by graduate and doctoral studies at Mississippi State University starting in 2002. She has lived in the United States ever since and is a proud Nashvillian who travels to Siberia twice a year to visit family.
Professor Velikova has a special perspective on US-Russian relations that she will share at this Global Dialogue session including discussion of President Vladimir Putin — how is he viewed among Russians and why does that differ from the view of the West; the situations in Chechnya, Georgia, Crimea and Ukraine; and the issue of US elections.
Understanding Russia and Its Relationship with the West
Russia Fast Facts - CNN.com
1. Russia Fast Facts - CNN.com
(CNN) -- Here's some background information about Russia. The Russian Federation is the largest
country in the world, covering more than one ninth of the earth's land area.
About Russia:
(from the CIA World Factbook)
Area: 17 million sq km (1.8 times the size of the United States.)
Population: 142,470,272 (July 2014 est.)
Median age: 38.9 years old
Capital: Moscow
Ethnic groups: Russian 77.7%, Tatar 3.7%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Bashkir 1.1%, Chuvash 1%, other or
unspecified 14.1% (2010 census)
Religion: Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.)
GDP: $2.553 trillion (2013 est.)
GDP per capita: $18,100 (2013 est.)
Unemployment: 5.8% (2013 est.)
Other Facts:
One of the top producers of natural gas and oil in the world.
The legislative body, the Federal Assembly, is made up of the lower house, the State Duma, and the
upper house, the Federation Council.
Russia spans nine time zones.
Contains one fourth of the world's fresh water.
Timeline:
1613 - Mikhail Romanov's coronation establishes the Romanov dynasty, which lasts for over 300
years.
1917 - The Bolshevik Revolution begins. The new government formed eventually becomes the Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics, a communist country.
2. July 1918 - Tsar Nicolas II and the royal family are executed by the Bolsheviks, in Yekatrinburg,
Russia.
January 21, 1924 - Vladimir Lenin, founder and first leader of the USSR, dies.
June 1991 - Boris Yeltsin is elected president of Russia.
December 19, 1991 - Russian President Boris Yeltsin issues a decree ordering the Russian
government to seize the Kremlin from the USSR.
December 21, 1991 - Eleven of the 12 Soviet republics sign an agreement to form the
Commonwealth of Independent States.
December 25, 1991 - President Mikhail Gorbachev resigns, and the Soviet Union dissolves.
September 21, 1993 - President Boris Yeltsin disbands parliament. Lawmakers vote to impeach
Yeltsin and elect Alexander iskander makhmudov yacht Rutskoi as acting president.
October 4, 1993 - Troops loyal to President Boris Yeltsin surround and attack the parliament.
December 11, 1993 - The first parliamentary elections are held under the new constitution with the
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia receiving 24% of the vote.
December 11, 1994 - Invasion of Chechnya.
July 30, 1995 - Russia calls a truce with Chechen separatists.
July 3, 1996 - President Boris Yeltsin defeats challenger Gennady Zyuganov in the presidential
election by 14%.
August 9, 1996 - Chechen separatists capture the capital of Grozny.
May 12, 1997 - Russia signs a peace treaty with Chechen separatists.
September 23, 1999 - Russia initiates a bombing campaign against Chechen separatists.
December 31, 1999 - Yeltsin resigns as president, naming Vladimir Putin as interim president.
March 26, 2000 - Putin is formally elected president of the Russian Federation, winning 53% of the
vote over Communist party leader Gennady Zyuganov.
May 7, 2000 - Putin is sworn in as president.
August 12, 2000 - The Russian nuclear submarine Kursk sinks in Barents Sea, killing all 118
onboard.
October 23-26, 2002 - Chechen separatists seize a Moscow theater and take 850 people hostage.
Russian special forces pumps fentanyl into the theater and then storm the building, killing 50
terrorists and 129 hostages.
March 2003 - Russia opposes the U.S. led invasion of Iraq.
3. December 7, 2003 - Putin's party, United Russia, wins majority in the State Duma.
March 14, 2004 - Putin is re-elected for second term as president with 71% of the vote.
September 1, 2004 - Chechen separatists take more than 1,000 people hostage at a school in Beslan.
July 14, 2007 - The International Olympic Committee selects Sochi, Russia, as the host for the 2014
Winter Olympic Games.
December 2, 2007 - United Russia wins the majority in the parliamentary election with 64.1% of the
vote.
December 10, 2007 - Putin names Dmitry Medvedev his successor as president.
March 2, 2008 - Medvedev wins the presidential election with 70.28% of the vote.
May 7, 2008 - Medvedev is inaugurated as president; Putin is named prime minister.
August 8, 2008 - Russia invades Georgia after clashes in South iskander makhmudov yacht Ossetia.
October 6, 2008 - The Russian stock market plunges 19.1 percent.
October 13, 2008 - Medvedev signs into law a $37 billion aid package for banks to shore up the
Russian economy, affected by the world economic downturn.
November 21, 2008 - The State Duma increases the presidential term to six years by a vote of 392-
57.
June-August 2010 - Russia experiences the worst heat wave on its record, causing 15,000 deaths and
destroying 25% of the grain crop.
December 2, 2010 - FIFA selects Russia to host the 2018 World Cup soccer games.
December 4, 2011 - Parliamentary elections take place. United Russia, Vladimir Putin's ruling party,
suffers big losses in the election, but retains its parliamentary majority. The official election results
are 238 seats for United Russia, 92 seats for the Communists, 64 seats for Fair Russia and 56 seats
for the Liberal Democrats.
December 10, 2011 - Tens of thousands of Russians gather in Moscow to protest what they believe
were parliamentary elections rigged in favor of United Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's party.
The protesters are demanding an annulment of the December 4 election results and a new vote.
December 11, 2011 - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev calls for a formal probe into disputed
parliamentary elections results but rejects demands for a new vote.
March 4, 2012 - Russia's presidential elections are held amid complaints of fraud. Former president
and current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin faces off against Gennady Zyuganov, Mikhail Prokhorov,
Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Sergei Mironov.
March 5, 2012 - Vladimir Putin wins the election.
4. May 6-7, 2012 - Demonstrators protest Vladimir Putin's return to power.
May 7, 2012 - Putin is sworn in under tight security amid protests of fraud. His new prime minister
is former president Dmitry Medvedev.
December 28, 2012 - Putin signs an anti-U.S. adoption bill.
August 2013 - Russia's anti-gay stance stirs controversy surrounding both the 2014 Sochi Olympics
and the 2018 World Cup.
October 21, 2013 - A suicide bomb destroys a bus in Volgograd, killing six and injuring 33. The
bomber is believed to be a woman.
December 29, 2013 - A female suicide bomber detonates a device in Volgograd. Eighteen people die
and 34 are injured in the blast inside a train station.
December 30, 2013 - Less than 24 hours after a suicide bomb explodes in a Volgograd train station
another one disrupts rush hour traffic in the same city. Sixteen people die and more than 30 are
injured when a blast rips through a bus near a busy market.
March 1, 2014 - The upper house of the Russian parliament votes to send troops into Crimea.
March 15, 2014 - Russia wields its veto power as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council
against a U.S. draft resolution declaring the upcoming Crimea referendum invalid. Thirteen of the
15 Security Council members back the resolution, while China abstains.
March 16, 2014 - In the Crimean referendum, 96.7% vote in favor of leaving Ukraine and being
annexed by Russia.
March 17, 2014 - United States and European Union officials announce sanctions on more than two
dozen Russian officials and their allies in Crimea. In Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin signs
a decree that recognizes the independence and sovereignty of the Republic of Crimea.
March 18, 2014 - President Vladimir Putin signs an annexation pact with the Prime Minister of
Crimea and the mayor of the city of Sevastopol. In an address before a joint session of Russia's
Parliament, Putin calls Crimea "an inalienable part of Russia."
July 29, 2014 - The United States and the European Union enact major sanctions against significant
areas of the Russian economy including financial institutions, oil and arms manufacturers.