Russia Group 4: Tiona Furin, Matt Dugdale, Maria Perez, and Jared Schrum 1. Vital Statistics 2. Political Issues 3. Industry 4. Culture

Russia U.S.S.R.Russia Population: 289 millionPopulation: 144 million Area: 22.4 million km 2 Area: 17 million km2

Social Factors RussiaUnited States RussiaUnited States Population: 144 million290 Growth Rate: -0.3%0.92% Life Expectancy: Infant mortality: 19.51/ /1000 Literacy rate: 99.6% 97%

Infrastructure RussiaUnited States Area: 17,075,200 km 2 9,629,091 km 2 Exports (billions): $104.6 $687 Imports$60.7 billion$1.165 trillion Economy: Agriculture: 5.8% 2% Industry: 34.6% 18% Services: 59.6% 80%

Economic Factors RussiaUnited States RussiaUnited States GDP $1.35 trillion $10.4 trillion GDP per capita $9,300 $37,600 GDP growth rate 4.2% 2.45% Index of Economic 135 th 6 th Freedom Rank Corruption Rank 71 st 16 th

Political Conditions

The Fall of the USSR June 12, 1991 June 12, st Presidential Election 1st Presidential Election Boris Yeltsin elected Boris Yeltsin elected Russian Independence Day Russian Independence Day

The Fall of the USSR December 1991 December 1991 CPSU formally dismantled CPSU formally dismantled Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Loosely organized Loosely organized Gorbachev resigns as President of USSR Gorbachev resigns as President of USSR Soviet Union ceases to exist Soviet Union ceases to exist

1992 – 1995: Political Unrest 1992 – 1995: Political Unrest 11 of 15 former Soviet Republics join CIS 11 of 15 former Soviet Republics join CIS Communists challenge Yeltsin Communists challenge Yeltsin Yeltsin dissolves parliament in 1993 Yeltsin dissolves parliament in 1993 New parliament New parliament New constitution New constitution

New Constitution Pros Pros Democratic federal state Democratic federal state Mirrors U.S. Bill of Rights Mirrors U.S. Bill of Rights Private Property Private Property Freedom of speech and religion Freedom of speech and religion Protection from illegal search and seizure Protection from illegal search and seizure

New Constitution Cons Cons Lacks checks and balances Lacks checks and balances More power given to the President More power given to the President Control Parliament Control Parliament Power to dissolve the legislative body Power to dissolve the legislative body

1996 – 2000 Yeltsin is re-elected in 1996 Yeltsin is re-elected in 1996 Begins to get ill Begins to get ill Politics are turbulent and unstable Politics are turbulent and unstable Resigns on December 31, 1999 Resigns on December 31, 1999

Vladimir Putin Elected on March 26, 2000 Elected on March 26, 2000 Continues to stamp out communist ties Continues to stamp out communist ties Anti-terror laws Anti-terror laws WTO WTO Support of the people Support of the people

Political Structure Executive Branch Executive Branch President at the head President at the head Head of government Head of government Legislative Branch Legislative Branch Federation Council Federation Council State Duma State Duma

Political Structure Judicial Branch Judicial Branch Constitutional Court Constitutional Court Supreme Court Supreme Court Superior Court of Arbitration Superior Court of Arbitration

Political Parties 50 Political Parties Registered 50 Political Parties Registered Two opposing trends Two opposing trends Weakening party structure Weakening party structure Pressure from fed to create party structure Pressure from fed to create party structure New mixed proportional-majority system New mixed proportional-majority system

Russian Industry Russian Industry

4 Famous Industries o Space and Technology o Nuclear o Oil o Vodka

SPACE Sputnik-1957 Alive and Well: Last few years, Russia just trailing behind US in launches of space vehicles (ie. satellites) by only 13-14%

Nuclear Country No. of Units Capacity MW Net Nuclear Share Argentina % Brazil % China Japan % USA Russia %

Nuclear Multi-Billion Dollar Industry Multi-Billion Dollar Industry Prone to Contention Prone to Contention Churnobyl-NobodyKnew Churnobyl-NobodyKnew K-19 K-19 Regulated by government 2002-Putin signed law “On Environment Protection

Nuclear Hot News!! Earlier this year Russia organized a buy back of used Iranian Uranium for storage and use.

Oil Biggest Player- Yukos Biggest Player- Yukos Market Value of 36 Billion Dollars Market Value of 36 Billion Dollars #4 in world production #4 in world production

Oil Major conflict with Yukos- Index down 15% Major conflict with Yukos- Index down 15% Mikhail Kordorkovsky-CEO of Yukos Jailed Mikhail Kordorkovsky-CEO of Yukos Jailed “The battle between the government and the Yukos chief, who had offended Russian President Vladimir Putin with his increasingly brazen political ambitions, has disrupted one of the greatest market turnarounds.”

Oil "Putin's action, which is so transparently political and punitive in nature against a private company... really suggests that Russia isn't ready for membership in an organization of advanced industrial economies.“ -Richard Perle, neo-conservative guru

Vodka Advanced by 2.2% in first quarter of 2003

Culture “Some people live like ‘sheeps’, just consuming from day to day what is given to them, without caring to question the reality that they impose on themselves. Some people, who are more intelligent, live questioning reality around them, exploring it, and expanding it.” -Nikolay /

Culture The People The People Older generation Older generation Pessimistic Pessimistic Lost without communism Lost without communism

Culture The People The People New Generation New Generation Optimistic Optimistic Excited to change and innovate Excited to change and innovate

Culture Negative effects Negative effects Falling Birthrates Falling Birthrates Increase in substance abuse Increase in substance abuse Income distribution inequalities Income distribution inequalities Corruption Corruption Mafia Mafia

Culture Positive effects Positive effects Freedom Freedom Abundant opportunities Abundant opportunities A bright future for tomorrow? A bright future for tomorrow?

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