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The Government of the Russian Federation is an executive governmental body that brings together the principal officers of the Executive Branch of the Russian government. The juridical ground of the Government consists of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and Federal Law "About the Government of the Russian Federation". More »
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Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is the President of Russia. He became Acting President of Russia on December 31, 1999, succeeding Boris Yeltsin, and was sworn in as President following the elections on May 7, 2000. In 2004, he was re-elected for a second term, which expires in 2008. The current Constitution of Russia imposes term limits that prevent Putin for running for reelection again. More »
Duma
A Duma is any of various representative assemblies in modern Russia and Russian history. The State Duma in the Russian Empire and Russian Federation corresponds to the lower house of the parliament. It is also the term for a council to early Russian rulers , as well as for city councils in Imperial Russia . More »
President of Russia
The President of Russia is the Head of State and highest office within the Government of Russia. Executive power is split between the President and the Prime Minister, who is the Head of Government. The office was instituted in 1991 as the head of RSFSR according to the results of the referendum held on March 171991. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, two individuals have been elected to the presidency. The first President was Boris Yeltsin elected on June 121991 by a direct popular... More »
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is the international organization, or alliance, consisting of eleven former Soviet Republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Turkmenistan discontinued permanent membership as of August 26 2005 and is now an associate member. The creation of CIS signaled the dissolution of the Soviet Union and, according to leaders of Russia, its purpose was to "allow a civilized... More »
Prime Minister of Russia
The Prime Minister of Russia is the current Head of Government of the Russian Federation. Executive power is split between the Prime Minister and the President of Russia, who is Russia's Head of State. During the Imperial era, the Chairman of the Russian Council of Ministers, referred to as the prime minister, was appointed by the Czar ; his precursor, the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers, had no separate power. In the era of the Soviet Union, the head of government was the Chairman... More »
Politics of Russia
The politics of Russia take place in a framework of a federal presidential republic. According to the Constitution of Russia, the President of Russia is head of state, and of a pluriform multi-party system with executive power exercised by the government, headed by the Prime Minister, who is appointed by the President by the parliament's approbation. Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, while the President and the government issue... More »
Saint Petersburg City Administration
Saint Petersburg City Administration is the superior executive body of Saint Petersburg , Russian Federation. It is located in a historic building, Smolny. It is headed by the governor of St. Petersburg . In 1990 – 2006 the head of the city was elected by direct vote of the city residents. However, according to a Russian Federal Law accepted in 2004 , the governor is now proposed by the President of the Russian Federation and approved by the City Legislative Assembly. More »
Russian financial crisis
The global recession of 1998, which started with the Asian financial crisis in July 1997, exacerbated Russia's financial crisis. Given the ensuing decline in world commodity prices, countries heavily dependent on the export of raw materials, such as oil, were among those most severely hit. The sharp decline in the price of oil had severe consequences for Russia. However, the primary cause of the Russian Financial Crisis was not the fall of oil prices directly, but the result of non-payment... More »
Valentina Matviyenko
Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko is a Russian politician. She has been the governor of Saint Petersburg since 2003. Valentina Matviyenko was born in Shepetivka in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast of Western Ukraine. In 1972 she graduated from Leningrad Institute of Chemistry and Pharmaceutics and until 1984 held various leadership positions within the Komsomol organization. In 1985 she graduated from Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Academy and became a party official in Leningrad's municipal... More »
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