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RussiaErin, Leah, Lisa

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Russian Executives President limit of 2 consecutive 4-yr terms

◦ Head of state◦ Hard to impeach◦ Decrees◦ Majorcan election◦ Power to dissolve

Prime Minister=Chairman of the gov’t of the Russian Federation◦ Appointed by president ◦ If not approved by State Duma 3x, chairman is appointed

and new elections are called Government =primer minister, 2 first deputy prime

ministers, seven deputy prime ministers and 17 ministers

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Vladimir PutinCurrent Prime Minister President from 1999 to 2008

President since 2008

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• Former KGB officer– 1985 - Undercover in East Germany

• Quickly ascended in politics– 1999 - Named acting president

• Elected President in 2000– Challenges oligarchs and is tough on

Chechnya• Approval ratings at 83%

• Elected President in 2004– Prosecutes oligarchs – Crackdown on media freedom

• Appointed Prime Minister in 2008– June ’09 pulls out of talks with WTO and EU

All About Putin

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV4IjHz2yIo

A Multi-talented Leader

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Legitimacy of 2007 parliamentary elections◦Opposition excluded from

mass media, freedom of assembly was restricted

◦International organizations didn’t monitor or recognize the elections

2008 Presidential Elections

Questioning Legitimacy

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Former Soviet leader Gorbachev criticized Putin and Medvedev for choosing who will run for president◦“incredibly deceitful”

and disrespectful to voters Should be decided by

those who cast ballots

2012 Elections

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Medvedev introduces reforms in 2009◦ Lower the number of

police officers by 20% and raise salaries

New provisions would restrict officer’s speech

Important amendments regarding beating women and privacy were not passed

Militsia to Politsia

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Only 19% of Russians said they thought the police would improve

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0ekAn8fp6E

Politsia Reform Debate

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Past Winter Paralympic Mascots

Past Winter Olympic Mascots

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Preparation Licensing began Oct. 2009 Royality fees=funding Security

◦ Moscow’s Domodedovo airport Jan.◦ Feb 18th Kabardino-Balkaria region; Northern

Caucauses 5 killed in shooting Cable car bombed 3 diffused bombs 185 miles tourism

◦ Caucuses ◦ Caucasus Emirate

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Sochi Sochi black sea resort "hot snow“ 74 test events Infrastructure Chechnya to east

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Doku Umarov Cheynen Rebel Leader 24 January 2011 airport Nov. 2010 train 2007 connected

movement w/internatinional ilsamist movement

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Putin: Legitimacy v. Authority- Does Putin deserve to be President again?

Does he have the authority?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vkHdIWzdkY

- Which is more valuable: Medvedev’s authority or Putin’s legitimacy?

- How has Russia’s history of tsars and personified autocrats influenced its current political situation?