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RussiaRussia
Group 4: Group 4: Tiona Furin, Matt Dugdale, Maria Tiona Furin, Matt Dugdale, Maria Perez, and Jared SchrumPerez, and Jared Schrum
1.1. Vital StatisticsVital Statistics
2.2. Political IssuesPolitical Issues
3.3. IndustryIndustry
4.4. CultureCulture
RussiaRussia
U.S.S.R. Russia
Population: 289 million Population: 144 million
Area: 22.4 million km2 Area: 17 million km2
Social FactorsSocial Factors RussiaRussia United United
StatesStatesPopulation:Population: 144 million144 million 290290
Growth Rate:Growth Rate: -0.3%-0.3% 0.92%0.92%
Life Expectancy:Life Expectancy: 67.66 67.66 77.1477.14
December 1991December 1991 CPSU formally dismantledCPSU formally dismantled
Commonwealth of Independent States Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)(CIS) Loosely organizedLoosely organized
Gorbachev resigns as President of USSRGorbachev resigns as President of USSR
Soviet Union ceases to existSoviet Union ceases to exist
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CPSU or Communist Party of the Soviet Union was formally dismantledCommonwealth of Independent States was formedDecember 24th, Russia took the USSR's seat in the UN Soviet President resigned on Christmas Day, and the Soviet flag was taken down minutes later and replaced by the Russian flag. The Soviet Union ceased to exist.
1992 – 1995: Political 1992 – 1995: Political UnrestUnrest 11 of 15 former Soviet Republics join 11 of 15 former Soviet Republics join
Yeltsin dissolves parliament in 1993Yeltsin dissolves parliament in 1993 New parliamentNew parliament New constitutionNew constitution
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Yeltsin took steps to try and turn Russia into a domocratic and economically prosperous country, but communists challenge Yeltsin in ParliamentThis hinders economic and democratic progressYeltsin's response was to dissolve the Parliament in 1993--and in December a new parliament was voted on as well as a new constitution
New ConstitutionNew Constitution
ProsPros
Democratic federal stateDemocratic federal state
Mirrors U.S. Bill of RightsMirrors U.S. Bill of Rights Private PropertyPrivate Property Freedom of speech and religionFreedom of speech and religion Protection from illegal search and seizureProtection from illegal search and seizure
New ConstitutionNew Constitution
ConsCons
Lacks checks and balancesLacks checks and balances
More power given to the PresidentMore power given to the President Control ParliamentControl Parliament Power to dissolve the legislative bodyPower to dissolve the legislative body
1996 – 20001996 – 2000
Yeltsin is re-elected in 1996Yeltsin is re-elected in 1996
Begins to get illBegins to get ill
Politics are turbulent and unstablePolitics are turbulent and unstable
Resigns on December 31, 1999Resigns on December 31, 1999
Vladimir PutinVladimir Putin
Elected on March 26, 2000Elected on March 26, 2000 Continues to stamp out communist Continues to stamp out communist
tiesties Anti-terror lawsAnti-terror laws WTOWTO Support of the peopleSupport of the people
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Continues to stamp out communist tiesWill take another decade to roll overAnti-terror lawsAttempts to control the mediaFear of authoritarianism
Political StructurePolitical Structure
Executive BranchExecutive Branch President at the headPresident at the head Head of governmentHead of government
Legislative BranchLegislative Branch Federation CouncilFederation Council State DumaState Duma
Political StructurePolitical Structure
Judicial BranchJudicial Branch Constitutional CourtConstitutional Court Supreme CourtSupreme Court Superior Court of ArbitrationSuperior Court of Arbitration
Political PartiesPolitical Parties
50 Political Parties Registered 50 Political Parties Registered
Two opposing trendsTwo opposing trends Weakening party structureWeakening party structure Pressure from fed to create party Pressure from fed to create party
structurestructure
New mixed proportional-majority New mixed proportional-majority systemsystem
Russian IndustryRussian Industry
4 Famous Industries4 Famous Industries
o Space and TechnologySpace and Technologyo NuclearNuclearo OilOilo VodkaVodka
SPACESPACE
Sputnik-1957Sputnik-1957
Alive and Well:
Last few years, Russia just trailing
behind US in launches of space
vehicles (ie. satellites) by only 13-
14%http://www.russianspaceweb.com
NuclearNuclearCountryCountry No. No.
of of UnitsUnits
CapacitCapacityy
MW NetMW Net
Nuclear Nuclear ShareShare
ArgentinArgentinaa
22 935935 7.26%7.26%
BrazilBrazil 22 18551855 1.45%1.45%
ChinaChina 33 21672167 1.191.19
JapanJapan 5353 4349143491 33.82%33.82%
USAUSA 104104 9714497144 19.8319.83
RussiaRussia 2929 1984319843 14.95%14.95%
NuclearNuclear
Multi-Billion Dollar Multi-Billion Dollar IndustryIndustry
Prone to ContentionProne to Contention• Churnobyl-NobodyKnewChurnobyl-NobodyKnew• K-19K-19
Regulated by Regulated by governmentgovernment2002-Putin signed law 2002-Putin signed law “On Environment “On Environment ProtectionProtection
NuclearNuclear
Hot News!!
Earlier this year Russia
organized a buy back of used
Iranian Uranium for storage and
use.
OilOil
Biggest Player-Biggest Player-YukosYukos
Market Value Market Value of 36 Billion of 36 Billion DollarsDollars
#4 in world #4 in world productionproduction
OilOil Major conflict with Yukos-Major conflict with Yukos-
Index down 15%Index down 15% Mikhail Kordorkovsky-CEO Mikhail Kordorkovsky-CEO
of Yukos Jailedof Yukos Jailed““The battle between the The battle between the
government and the Yukos government and the Yukos chief, who had offended chief, who had offended Russian President Vladimir Russian President Vladimir Putin with his increasingly Putin with his increasingly brazen political ambitions, brazen political ambitions, has disrupted one of the has disrupted one of the greatest market greatest market turnarounds.”turnarounds.”
OilOil
"Putin's action, which is so "Putin's action, which is so transparently political and punitive in transparently political and punitive in nature against a private company ... nature against a private company ...
really suggests that Russia isn't really suggests that Russia isn't ready for membership in an ready for membership in an
organization of advanced industrial organization of advanced industrial economies.“economies.“
-Richard Perle, neo-conservative guru-Richard Perle, neo-conservative guru
VodkaVodka
Advanced by Advanced by 2.2% in first 2.2% in first
quarter of 2003quarter of 2003
CultureCulture
““Some people live like ‘sheeps’, just Some people live like ‘sheeps’, just consuming from day to day what is consuming from day to day what is
given to them, without caring to given to them, without caring to question the reality that they impose question the reality that they impose on themselves. Some people, who are on themselves. Some people, who are
more intelligent, live questioning more intelligent, live questioning reality around them, exploring it, and reality around them, exploring it, and