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Russian mafia
After 1993, when the government collapsed the russian mob took place and filled the void of the government.
Shock Therapy/Privatization
is the sudden release of price and currency controls
Boris Yelstin
what is it was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as the first President of the Russian Federation from 1991 to 1999.
How is Russia dealing with organized crime with in their country
Putin is the man that oversees what negative media is shown on television and for the rest of the world to see which allows them to keep organized crime quiet while it internally destroys Russia
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin the fourth president of russia
Glasnost
the policy or practice of more open consultative government and wider dissemination of information
Perestroika
what is Mikhail Gorbachev's reform plan and movement from 1987 through the dissolution of the USSR which changed the political, social and economic systems in the Soviet Union.
How have the military, judiciary, and subnational governments evolved since the fall of the Soviet Union? Have they gained or lost importance?
the government is now a democracy the military is the strongestits been and the subnational government now give put money too other countries and doesn't have to worry about the debt in Russia.
Oligarchs
a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
Patrimonial state
Any form of political domination or authority based on personal and bureaucratic power exerted by a royal household.
Constitution 1993
what is it was a new constitution to enshrine the democratic values of post-communist Russian society and to establish the legal foundations for its governing institutions.
What has been the main challenge that the Soviet Union has dealt with in changing from a command economy towards a market economy?
Soft authoritarianism
Is a form of government characterized by strong central power and limited political freedoms.
Collectivization
policy of forced consolidation of individual peasant households into collective farms called “kolkhozes” as carried out by the Soviet government in the late 1920's - early 1930's.
Nomenklatura
a list of influential posts in government and industry to be filled by Communist Party appointees. In the former Soviet Union
How have social policies changed in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union?
the country made a significant turn toward developing a market economy. he transition from central planning to a market-based economy. Opening domestic markets to foreign trade and investment, thus linking the economy with the rest of the world, was an important aid in reaching these goals
Purges
the Great Terror was a campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union which occurred from 1936 to 1938.
Politburo
The chief political and executive committee of a Communist party.
Demokratizatsiia
A slogan introduced by Soviet Communist Party General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in January 1987 calling for the infusion of "democratic" elements into the Soviet Union's single-party government.
What was Russia’s main challenge in the 1990”s, how has Russia changed since the year 2000?
By the early 1990s russia tried to pursue good economic policies however the Soviet Union fell apart and the oligarchs took over along with the idea of democracy.
What is the relationship between the prime minister and president in russia?
What are their roles and responsibilities?
the Prime Minister is appointed by the President
The President determines Russia's position in international affairs and represents the state in international relations, conducts negotiations and signs ratification documents.
The Prime Minister serves more of an administrative role, nominating members of the Cabinet and taking the lead in fully implementing domestic and foreign policy as formulated by the President.