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The Russian Political System

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Form of government; Particular form of government; Set of government principles and laws; System of politics

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A coordinated set of principles, laws, ideas, and procedures relating to a particular form of government or the form of government itself. It is compared to the legal system, economic system, cultural system, and social systems.

Introduction

Russia is a democratic federal republic with the president as the head of the state. Following the basic principles of democracy, the constitution provides for the separation of powers into legislative, executive, and judicial branches, which are to be independent. The executive power is split between the president and the prime minister, but the president is the dominant figure. The legislature is represented by the Federal Assembly of Russia. It has two chambers: the State Duma (the lower house) and the Federation Council (the upper house). The judicial power is vested in courts and administered by the Ministry of...

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  1. Governors State University, University Park, IL, USA

    Natalia Ermasova

  2. Department of Public Administration, The Stolypin Volga Region Institute of Administration, Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Saratov, Russia

    Maxim Mokeev

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  1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA

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Ermasova, N., Mokeev, M. (2017). The Russian Political System. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3082-1

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