The political system put in place by the Russian Constitution in 1993 can best be described as________
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a hybrid presidential-parliamentary system.
The 20th century Communist leader was the most open to western-style reforms.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
In The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx predicted that capitalism would no longer be a viable economic system after ____________.
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the revolution of the proletariat.
One of the most important long-term influences that Peter the Great had on the development of Russia was ______________.
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the creation of the conflict between Slavic and western traditions.
The relationship between Boris Yeltsin and the Duma during the 1990s can best be described as ________________.
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so stormy the government’s effectiveness was seriously hampered.
“Shock Therapy” in modern Russian politics is a reference to
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the sudden free-market economic reform accompanied by rapid democratic political reform.
Recruitment of Communist Party leaders under the old Soviet Union took place through _____________.
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nomenklatura.
Political parties in Russia tend to base their organization on _______.
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the appeal of particular leaders
In comparison to the European Union, The Confederation of Independent States is _______________.
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much weaker
The Constitution of 1993 gave teh Russian Duma the power to veto _______
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the president’s appointment of the prime minister.