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    is necessary for citizens to have a voice in their government. While some countries have a smooth operating system, many still do not. The country of Russia is under very strict control by current President, Vladimir Putin. Many citizens of Russia want change, however, their efforts are muted by government officials. With lack of transparency and accountability, Russian citizens are unaware of what is actually happening in the government. Russian citizens have few individual rights that are upheld

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    Russia has been run by many different governments since the time of Peter the Great. Accordingly, all of these governments had their advantages, but eventually all will be replaced by a new system of government. The Russian and Soviet governments contain vastly different political systems and ideologies, but the performance of power by the leaders has not changed that vastly. Systems of Governments Tsars ruled Russia for several hundreds of years before falling with the events of the Bolshevik

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    Russia’s Government and Politics: From the Russian Empire to the Russian Revolution In the late 17th century, during the period of the Roman Empire, Peter the Great along with his brother Ivan V co-ruled Russia until his brother’s death in 1696. When he took power of all of Russia, he began harsh reforms and introduced a new autocratic government, in order, to reestablish Russia to a great nation, but many of Russia’s citizens were repressed during this time. He reorganized the military, strengthened

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    Russian Government (Early Modern Age) The government ruled through the Romanov Dynasty, and the GREATEST rulers were Peter the GREAT and Catherine the GREAT (ha, see what I did there…) Peter the Great 1689-1725 Use of MIlitary/ Boyars: As an autocrat, Peter the Great harshly put down rebellions and also created a secret police to help maintain order. Peter built Russia’s first navy with the help of western European countries. Peter waged wars against the Ottoman Empire, turning out to be mainly

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    The Russian Revolution was caused by their oppressive government. As shown by “...the czardom increasingly became an autocratic bureaucracy that imposed its will on the people by force…”(Russian Revolution). This just repressed the people until they reached the snapping point. Pester I or Peter the great was the one who started the decline of the government in the autocratic bureaucracy it was before the revolution (Russian Revolution). Because of this and the Revolution the people fought back against

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    between the general population and national authority figures. In Russia, Tsar Nicholas looked to the principle of democracy which pervaded the French revolution, as it was characterized by a direct relationship between the government and its constituents. In order to appeal to a Russian population that was moved by the prospect of democracy, the Tsar

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    Petrograd abandoned the royal family and joined the riots with workers to demand reforms. On the same day, the Duma astonished the provisional government and told Nicholas to abdicate. Nicholas’ family was been put at the Tsarskoe Selo Palace at first. In 1918, due to the afraid of rescuing them, they were sentenced to death on July 16. The provisional government set up some rights and freedom for citizens, such as freedom of speech and religion. However, since people still don’t have enough food to

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    Gazprom global strategy and Russian Government. First classes on strategic insights, first cases. Nokia case is a recognized business success and an example of cooperation between a government and a company. Can we say the same about Gazprom and Russian Government? In 2005 Russian government has become the major shareholder of Gazprom. (Kazin F 2006) Consequently Gazprom announced its strategic goal to become a leader in oil gas / energy sector (Miller A. 2005). Later Kremlin followed with

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    Explain why opposition to Russian Governments was so rarely successful in the period 1855-1954? Throughout the period 1855 to 1954, opposition to Russian governments was a common occurrence due to dissatisfaction of many civilians’ lives and the lack of development seen throughout Russia. However, as much as there were some successful movements throughout 1905 such as the Bolsheviks gaining support and eventually gaining power, there were also several failed attempts due to intense use of violence

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    United Russia is the leading political party in the Russian government. The Communist party is the next main opposition organization in Russia. Furthermore, President Vladimir Putin has put a big emphasis on updating and upgrading Russias military capabilities. Russian conventional capabilities have increased and will continue to rise while President Vladimir Putin is in office. The increase in spending on defence

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