book chapter
Government and politics
Russia: a country study • Washington, D.c. • Published In 1996 • Pages: 383-427
By: Nichol, James P..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study focuses on the dynamics of government and politics in Russia in the years following its declaration of sovereignty as the legal successor to the Soviet Union, underscoring the continuity of centralized totalitarian rule despite the ousting of the Communist Party by new political groups that advocated for a Western-style democracy. This outcome is attributable to Russia’s new constitution, which overly concentrated state powers in the executive branch as a means of addressing the uncertainties of a transitional period. Unsurprisingly, President Boris Yeltsin wielded this power to reward loyal supporters and friends, while punishing opposition parties and critical voices in the media.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Citizenship
- Form and rules of government
- Chief executive
- Administrative agencies
- Political parties
- Elections
- Political movements
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Russians
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Europe
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Europe
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Social Scientist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2019
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date given
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1991-1996
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Russia
- NotesAdditional notes
- James P. Nichol
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 427a-427f)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 97007563
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-