1. Russia: Sovereignty Authority and Power Delia Harris

2. Just to wake you up… http://youtu.be/ZT2z0nrsQ8o

3. Regime Type Over Time  Czar  Communist one party authoritarian  Democratic Capitalist free-market (1991-2000)  One party dominant illiberal and managed Democracy (2000 to present)

4. Current Political System Illiberal democracy: A governing system in which although fairly free elections take place, citizens are cut off from real power due to the lack of civil liberties. Managed democracy: Though elections are held, they lack the ability to substantially change the state’s policies and goals.

5. Legitimacy Russian political Legitimacy is based in three major things. Patrimonialism: The Ruler treated his realm as his property rather than a society. Absolutism: The ruler had absolute power over his realm. Statism: The State has control over social and economic affairs.

7. Russia: Origins The Russian Orthodox Church was adopted for Kiev by it’s ruler, Vladamir I. Ivan the Terrible (1530- 1589) unified Russia under muscovite rule. The Russian Orthodox Church moved to Moscow.

8. Czars and Emperors Peter I (The Great) tried to westernize Russia. He took the land around St Petersburg, and began building his new capital there. Alexander II (The Liberator)- In 1861, Alexander Formally abolished serfdom in Russia. Nicholas II- The unpopularity of his reign (influenced greatly by the Mystic Rasputin) led to the Russian Revolution.

9. Communism and Lenin The Revolution of Russia began in 1917. The Czar, Nicholas II was forced to abdicate in February, and a Provisional Government was formed. Then, in the October Revolution the Bolsheviks, led by Lenin, took over.

10. Timeline: Communist leaders  11917- 1922: Lenin  1924-1953: Stalin  1953-1955: Malenkov  1955-1964: Khrushchev  1964-1982: Brezhnev  1982-1984: Andropov  1984-1985: Chernenko  1985-1991: Gorbachev

11. Timeline: Presidents  1991-1999: Yeltsin  1999-2008: Putin  2008-2012: Medvedev  2012: Putin

12. Stalin and Gorbachev Stalin took over the government in 1924. He ruled until he died in 1953. in the 1930’s, he began the Great Terror. Purged “enemies of the party” via killing them or sending them to labor camps. Gorbachev led from 1985-1991. He began a democratization of Russia through Perestroika and Glasnost reforms. http://youtu.be/4lPjMh1zpEo http://youtu.be/4lPjMh1zpEo

13. Revolutionary Change Russia’s changes are revolutionary, for the most part. -There is no real democratic process for expressing ire at the government. -Often oppressive government

14. Political Culture  Nationalism  Strong state (Statism)  Equality of Result (1917-1991)  Heterogeneous Population