Russia
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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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Sochi 2014 Olympic Mascots
Misha 1980 Moscow Mascot
Untied Russia—Putin’s Party
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Sochi 2014Paralympic 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?