Comparison Of Russia's Political Structure And Government

Russia’s Political Structure and government began under the rule of Peter the 1st after procuring the lands from the Mongol’s and establishing the country as The Russian Empire. In 1904 a war broke out with the Japanese ending in 1905. As a result of this a revolution began in 1905 which resulted in a Change in regime and the establishment of a parliament and reforms in the ruling body. After World War 1 rioting began and the current empire was overthrown and Vladimir Lenin took power and created the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). For 74 years the USSR continued its Communist rule under several leaders, such as Stalin and Gorbachev. Under Stalin’s rule communism grew substantially however the economic growth of the country was
The country is made up of more than 120-150 ethnic groups depending on the sources with the majority comprised of native ethnic Russians and lesser groups known as the Tatars, Ukrainians, Chechens, Armenians, Chuvash, and Bashkir. This vast mixture of ethnicity is one of many underlying causes to conflict within the country, mostly due to the minority populace wanting more autonomy and complete independence from the predominant rule of the Russian populace. There are over 100 different languages that exist in the country and as such many regions are identified based on the consistent language of that area. The Altaic group live mostly in the Central Asian republics region and speak Turkic, but Manchu-Tungus and Mongolian can also be found throughout the region. A small group speaks Caucasian in the North Caucasus with many diversities to the language itself. In the Eurasian and tundra areas, the populace is comprised of the Finnish, Karelians, Mansi and Khanty who make up the group known as the Uralic group. The Slavs make up a majority of the Russian population and are the predominant Russian speaking people making up 81% of the country, with some Ukranians and Belarusians mixed in as well as German and Jewish speaking people. This group is known as the Indo-European group that is spread throughout the various regions of the country. Religion in the country is as diverse as the ethnicity, but has been swayed by political agendas and circumstances. The Russian Orthodox Church has been the majority of religious institutions since the 10th Century and is still the most prevalent as of now, deriving from Christianity brought in by Byzantium missionaries. Other forms of Christianity can be found throughout the country to include Baptist, Lutheran and Roman Catholics.