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RussiaRussia
Group 4: Group 4: Tiona Furin, Matt Dugdale, Maria Tiona Furin, Matt Dugdale, Maria Perez, and Jared SchrumPerez, and Jared Schrum
1.1. Vital StatisticsVital Statistics
2.2. Political IssuesPolitical Issues
3.3. IndustryIndustry
4.4. CultureCulture
RussiaRussia
U.S.S.R. Russia
Population: 289 million Population: 144 million
Area: 22.4 million km2 Area: 17 million km2
Social FactorsSocial Factors RussiaRussia United United
StatesStatesPopulation:Population: 144 million144 million 290290
Growth Rate:Growth Rate: -0.3%-0.3% 0.92%0.92%
Life Expectancy:Life Expectancy: 67.66 67.66 77.1477.14
Infant mortality:Infant mortality: 19.51/100019.51/1000 6.75/10006.75/1000
Literacy rate:Literacy rate: 99.6%99.6% 97% 97%
InfrastructureInfrastructureRussiaRussia United StatesUnited States
Area:Area: 17,075,200 km17,075,200 km22 9,629,091 km9,629,091 km22
Exports Exports (billions):(billions): $104.6 $104.6 $687$687
ImportsImports $60.7 billion$60.7 billion $1.165 $1.165 trilliontrillion
Economy:Economy:AgricultureAgriculture: 5.8%: 5.8% 2% 2%Industry:Industry: 34.6% 34.6% 18% 18%Services:Services: 59.6% 59.6% 80% 80%
Economic FactorsEconomic Factors RussiaRussia United StatesUnited States
GDPGDP $1.35 trillion$1.35 trillion $10.4 trillion $10.4 trillion
GDP per capitaGDP per capita $9,300$9,300 $37,600 $37,600
GDP growth rateGDP growth rate 4.2%4.2% 2.45%2.45%
Index of Economic Index of Economic 135135thth 6 6thth Freedom RankFreedom Rank
Corruption RankCorruption Rank 7171stst 16 16thth
Political Political ConditionsConditions
The Fall of the USSRThe Fall of the USSR
June 12, 1991June 12, 1991
1st Presidential Election1st Presidential Election
Boris Yeltsin electedBoris Yeltsin elected
Russian Independence DayRussian Independence Day
The Fall of the USSRThe Fall of the USSR
December 1991December 1991 CPSU formally dismantledCPSU formally dismantled
Commonwealth of Independent States Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)(CIS) Loosely organizedLoosely organized
Gorbachev resigns as President of USSRGorbachev resigns as President of USSR
Soviet Union ceases to existSoviet Union ceases to exist
1992 – 1995: Political 1992 – 1995: Political UnrestUnrest 11 of 15 former Soviet Republics join 11 of 15 former Soviet Republics join
CISCIS
Communists challenge Yeltsin Communists challenge Yeltsin
Yeltsin dissolves parliament in 1993Yeltsin dissolves parliament in 1993 New parliamentNew parliament New constitutionNew constitution
New ConstitutionNew Constitution
ProsPros
Democratic federal stateDemocratic federal state
Mirrors U.S. Bill of RightsMirrors U.S. Bill of Rights Private PropertyPrivate Property Freedom of speech and religionFreedom of speech and religion Protection from illegal search and seizureProtection from illegal search and seizure
New ConstitutionNew Constitution
ConsCons
Lacks checks and balancesLacks checks and balances
More power given to the PresidentMore power given to the President Control ParliamentControl Parliament Power to dissolve the legislative bodyPower to dissolve the legislative body
1996 – 20001996 – 2000
Yeltsin is re-elected in 1996Yeltsin is re-elected in 1996
Begins to get illBegins to get ill
Politics are turbulent and unstablePolitics are turbulent and unstable
Resigns on December 31, 1999Resigns on December 31, 1999
Vladimir PutinVladimir Putin
Elected on March 26, 2000Elected on March 26, 2000 Continues to stamp out communist Continues to stamp out communist
tiesties Anti-terror lawsAnti-terror laws WTOWTO Support of the peopleSupport of the people
Political StructurePolitical Structure
Executive BranchExecutive Branch President at the headPresident at the head Head of governmentHead of government
Legislative BranchLegislative Branch Federation CouncilFederation Council State DumaState Duma
Political StructurePolitical Structure
Judicial BranchJudicial Branch Constitutional CourtConstitutional Court Supreme CourtSupreme Court Superior Court of ArbitrationSuperior Court of Arbitration
Political PartiesPolitical Parties
50 Political Parties Registered 50 Political Parties Registered
Two opposing trendsTwo opposing trends Weakening party structureWeakening party structure Pressure from fed to create party Pressure from fed to create party
structurestructure
New mixed proportional-majority New mixed proportional-majority systemsystem
Russian IndustryRussian Industry
4 Famous Industries4 Famous Industries
o Space and TechnologySpace and Technologyo NuclearNuclearo OilOilo VodkaVodka
SPACESPACE
Sputnik-1957Sputnik-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
NuclearNuclearCountryCountry No. No.
of of UnitsUnits
CapacitCapacityy
MW NetMW Net
Nuclear Nuclear ShareShare
ArgentinArgentinaa
22 935935 7.26%7.26%
BrazilBrazil 22 18551855 1.45%1.45%
ChinaChina 33 21672167 1.191.19
JapanJapan 5353 4349143491 33.82%33.82%
USAUSA 104104 9714497144 19.8319.83
RussiaRussia 2929 1984319843 14.95%14.95%
NuclearNuclear
Multi-Billion Dollar Multi-Billion Dollar IndustryIndustry
Prone to ContentionProne to Contention• Churnobyl-NobodyKnewChurnobyl-NobodyKnew• K-19K-19
Regulated by Regulated by governmentgovernment2002-Putin signed law 2002-Putin signed law “On Environment “On Environment ProtectionProtection
NuclearNuclear
Hot News!!
Earlier this year Russia
organized a buy back of used
Iranian Uranium for storage and
use.
OilOil
Biggest Player-Biggest Player-YukosYukos
Market Value Market Value of 36 Billion of 36 Billion DollarsDollars
#4 in world #4 in world productionproduction
OilOil Major conflict with Yukos-Major conflict with Yukos-
Index down 15%Index down 15% Mikhail Kordorkovsky-CEO Mikhail Kordorkovsky-CEO
of Yukos Jailedof Yukos Jailed““The battle between the The battle between the
government and the Yukos government and the Yukos chief, who had offended chief, who had offended Russian President Vladimir Russian President Vladimir Putin with his increasingly Putin with his increasingly brazen political ambitions, brazen political ambitions, has disrupted one of the has disrupted one of the greatest market greatest market turnarounds.”turnarounds.”
OilOil
"Putin's action, which is so "Putin's action, which is so transparently political and punitive in transparently political and punitive in nature against a private company ... nature against a private company ...
really suggests that Russia isn't really suggests that Russia isn't ready for membership in an ready for membership in an
organization of advanced industrial organization of advanced industrial economies.“economies.“
-Richard Perle, neo-conservative guru-Richard Perle, neo-conservative guru
VodkaVodka
Advanced by Advanced by 2.2% in first 2.2% in first
quarter of 2003quarter of 2003
CultureCulture
““Some people live like ‘sheeps’, just Some people live like ‘sheeps’, just consuming from day to day what is consuming from day to day what is
given to them, without caring to given to them, without caring to question the reality that they impose question the reality that they impose on themselves. Some people, who are on themselves. Some people, who are
more intelligent, live questioning more intelligent, live questioning reality around them, exploring it, and reality around them, exploring it, and
expanding it.”expanding it.”-Nikolay-Nikolay
http://www.waytorussia.net/http://www.waytorussia.net/Features/RussianPeople/2003Sept17Features/RussianPeople/2003Sept17//
CultureCulture
The PeopleThe People
Older generationOlder generation
PessimisticPessimistic
Lost without Lost without communismcommunism
CultureCulture
The PeopleThe People
New GenerationNew Generation
OptimisticOptimistic
Excited to change Excited to change and innovateand innovate
CultureCulture
Negative effectsNegative effects
Falling BirthratesFalling Birthrates
Increase in substance abuseIncrease in substance abuse
Income distribution inequalitiesIncome distribution inequalities
CorruptionCorruption MafiaMafia
CultureCulture
Positive effectsPositive effects
FreedomFreedom
Abundant opportunitiesAbundant opportunities
A bright future for tomorrow?A bright future for tomorrow?
Thank you Thank you We hope we have expanded We hope we have expanded your knowledge of your knowledge of RussiaRussia::
Vital StatisticsVital Statistics
Political IssuesPolitical Issues
IndustryIndustry
CultureCulture