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

Russia U. S. S. R. Russia Population: 289 million Population: 144 million Area: 22. 4 million km 2 Area: 17 million km 2

Social Factors Russia Population: 144 million Growth Rate: Life Expectancy: -0. 3% 67. 66 Infant mortality: 19. 51/1000 Literacy rate: 99. 6% United States 290 0. 92% 77. 14 6. 75/1000 97%

Infrastructure Russia Area: United States 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% Industry: 34. 6% Services: 59. 6% 2% 18% 80%

Economic Factors Russia GDP United States $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 Freedom Rank Corruption Rank 71 st 6 th 16 th

Political Conditions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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% http: //www. russianspaceweb. com

Nuclear Country No. of Capacity Units MW Net Nuclear Share Argentina 2 935 7. 26% Brazil 2 1855 1. 45% China 3 2167 1. 19 Japan 53 43491 33. 82% USA 104 97144 19. 83 Russia 29 19843 14. 95%

Nuclear Multi-Billion Dollar Industry n Prone to Contention n • • Churnobyl-Nobody. Knew 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 n Biggest Player- Yukos n Market Value of 36 Billion Dollars n #4 in world production

Oil Major conflict with Yukos. Index down 15% n 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. ” n

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 http: //www. waytorussia. net/Features/Russian. People/2003 Sept 17 /

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

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

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

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

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