RUS/USSR
RUS in terms of size
What is the biggest country?
Putin's party
What is called United Russia?
USSR as federation
What was technically true but the 15 individual reps only had a lot of autonomy on paper?
Things making Russians angry and possible nostalgic for a strong leader
What are the breakup of the Soviet Union and the loss of prestige accompanying that, the chaos in the '90s because of the Yeltsin-parliament battles over reforms and trying to use the army to shut down the other one, and fairly significant economic troubles?
Soviet successor states
What are the current countries that were formed out of the USSR, most of which have had ebbs and flows in the status of their democracies?
Other problem with Russia after breakup of USSR
What was that lot of ethnic Russians were now living in countries that were not Russia and so were in the minority which led to them being fearful and because the terrorism in/from Chechnya?
Gorbachev led USSR
What happened from 1985-91?
The parliament in RUS right now
What is dominated heavily by United Russia and is basically a rubber stamp parliament, with elections for these seats generally not being really free and fair except for a few seats so that it looks free and fair?
Yeltsin as president