SAP
What is democratic centralism and what Russian politician supported it?
Organizational system in which policy is decided centrally and is binding on all members.
Lenin
Year of the Russian Revolution
1917
What caused a lot of regional conflicts in Russia?
Heterogeneous and mixed culture/nationality
What is the function of the Russian Supreme Court and what is the function of the Constitutional Court?
Supreme Court- appellate function
Constitutional Court- constitutional review
How much money does Russia spend on its military (in $ billion)?
$70 billion
Name 3 Russian Westernizers
Peter the Great,
Catherine the Great,
Mikhail Gorbachev
Define Nomeklatura
The nomenklatura was a category of people within the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries who held various key administrative positions in the bureaucracy, running all spheres of those countries' activity: government, industry, agriculture, education, etc., whose positions were granted only with approval by the communist party of each country or region.
Name a Russian oligarch
Boris Berezovsky
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Roman Abramovich
Pick 2 parties and name their leaders
Liberal Democrats- Vladimir Zhirinovsky
KPRF- Gennady Zyuganov
A Just Russia- Sergei Mironov
United Russia- Vladimir Putin
Yabloko- Grigory Yavlinsky (founder)
Why does Russia have a low level of civil society (use 2 vocabulary terms from the unit in your answer)?
Statism
Distrust of the government
Explain the difference between equality of opportunity and equality of result
Equality of result- everyone has the same status Equality of opportunity- everyone has the same opportunities
Define Shock Therapy
Sudden release of price and currency controls (economic liberalization), withdrawal of state subsidies, and immediate trade liberalization within a country, usually also including large-scale privatization of previously public-owned assets
About how many Russians live in cities (in %)?
73%
What Political Party calls for a welfare state, equality, and fairness?
A Just Russia
Define and explain the Confederation of Independent States
CIS is a regional intergovernmental organization of 10 post-Soviet republics in Eurasia formed following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The CIS encourages cooperation over economical, political and military aspects and has certain powers possessing coordinating in trade, finance, lawmaking and security. It has also promoted cooperation on cross-border crime prevention.
Explain the conflict between Slavophiles and Westernizers
Slavophiles support Russian traditional values (statism, equality of result), Westernizers support western values (freedoms, equality of opportunity)
List from most recent to most older:
Stalin, Putin, Lenin, Peter the Great, Yeltsin, Khruschev, Gorbachev, Brezhnev
Putin, Yeltsin, Gorbachev, Brezhnev, Khruschev, Stalin, Lenin, Peter the Great
What is the most popular religion is Russia and what % of Russians practice that religion?
Russian Orthodox
20%
Pick 2 Russian parties and explain their political platforms
United Russia- explanations will vary
A Just Russia- explanations will vary
KPRF- explanations will vary
Liberal Democrats- explanations will vary
Yabloko- explanations will vary
What is WTO and when did Russia become its member?
The World Trade Organization is an intergovernmental organization that regulates international trade.
2012
How many ethnicities are there in Russia?
168
List and explain all Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms
Glasnost- explanations will vary
Democratization- explanations will vary
Perestroika- explanations will vary
Name and explain 3 Russian beliefs, attitudes, and values
Mistrust of the government- explanations will vary
Statism- explanations will vary
Equality of result- explanations will vary
Name 5 Russian political parties
United Russia
A Just Russia
KPRF
Liberal Democrats
Yabloko
Some critics believe that Putin's reforms for the Duma and the selection of regional governors are more than a response to terrorism, but are part of ______ of power in the Kremlin.
re-centralization