Politics of Russia Political parties in Russia Elections in Russia: President: 2000 - 2004 Parliament: 2003 Since gaining its independence with the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991, Russia (formally, the Russian Federation) has faced serious challenges in its efforts to forge a political system to follow nearly seventy-five years of Soviet rule. ... Political parties in Russia lists political parties in Russia. ... Politics of Russia Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Russia ... Presidential elections were held in the Russian Federation on March 26, 2000. ... Presidential elections were held in the Russian Federation on March 14, 2004. ... Legislative elections were held in the Russian Federation on December 7, 2003. ...
Unity (Edinenie) is a political party in Russia. At the last legislativeelections, 7 december 2003, the party won 1.2 % of the popular vote and no seats. A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... Politics of Russia Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Russia ...
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On 23 February, Russia honors those who are presently serving in the Armed Forces and those who have served in the past.
During the era of the Soviet Union, it was called Defender of the Fatherland Day or the Day of the Soviet Army and Navy (celebrating the day of the first mass draft of the Red Army in Petrograd and Moscow or of the first combat action against the occupying imperial German army).
Russia Day is an Independence Day holiday in the Russian Federation celebrated on June 12.
Russia was the largest of the union republics in terms of territory and population.
Russia's strong presidency sometimes is compared with that of Charles de Gaulle (in office 1958-69) in the French Fifth Republic.
However, pundits in Russia believed this not to be due to the president's displeasure with the government but with Mikhail Kasyanov himself, as the Russian constitution does not allow the prime minister to be removed without firing the whole cabinet.