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RussiaErin, Leah, Lisa
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
Vladimir PutinCurrent Prime Minister President from 1999 to 2008
President since 2008
• 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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV4IjHz2yIo
A Multi-talented Leader
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
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
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
Only 19% of Russians said they thought the police would improve
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0ekAn8fp6E
Politsia Reform Debate
Past Winter Paralympic Mascots
Past Winter Olympic Mascots
Sochi 2014 Olympic Mascots
Misha 1980 Moscow Mascot
Untied Russia—Putin’s Party
Sochi 2014Paralympic Mascots
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
Sochi Sochi black sea resort "hot snow“ 74 test events Infrastructure Chechnya to east
Doku Umarov Cheynen Rebel Leader 24 January 2011 airport Nov. 2010 train 2007 connected
movement w/internatinional ilsamist movement
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?