The Russian Federation

Citizens, Society and the State

By: Becky Thomas, Period 7

The Flag

Statistics

• Population density in 2011: 8.4 / km2  

• Capital city and its population in 2011:Moscow 11,621,000

• Surface Area: 17,098,240 km2

• Population in 2011: 142,836,000

• Currency: Russian Ruble (RUB)

More Statistics

• Urban vs. Ruralo 73.2% Urban -102,701,802o 26.8% Rural -37,664,759

• In the US,o 82.3% Urban - 261,375,057o 17.7% Rural - 56,266,030

Where is Russia?

Russian Terrain

Russian Temperature & Rainfall

83 Regions

Russian Federation (83)

• Oblasts (46)

• Republics (21)

• Krais (9)

• Autonomous Okrugs (4)

• Federal Cities (2)

• Jewish Autonomous Oblast (1)

Population

Major Cities

• Moscow – 11,621,000

• Saint Petersburg – 5,028,000

Moscow: Red Square

Former Imperial Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg

Population Pyramid

Gender Disparity

• 86.0 Males per 100 Females

• Life expectancy at birtho Females – 75.0 Yearso Males – 63.3 Years

• Intentional homicideso Females 8.7 per 100,000o Males 29.1 per 100,000

• US Comparisono 97.6 males per 100 femaleso Females - 81.3 years, Males - 76.2 yearso Females 1.9 / 100,000, Males 6.6 per 100,000

Ethnicities

• Russians– 82.3% (Русские)

• Tatars– 4.3% (Татары)

• Ukrainians– 1.4% (Украинцы)

• Chuvash– 1% (Чуваши)

• Bashkirs- <1% (Башкиры)

• Armenians- <1% (Армяне)

• Avars- <1% (Аварцы)

• Mordvins- <1% (Мордвины)

• Germans- <1% (Немцы)

• Jews- <1% (Евреи)

• Kazakhs- <1% (Казахи)

• Belarusians- <1% (Белорусы)

Russians – 82.3%

Tatars – 4.3%

Chuvash – 1%

Religion

• Orthodox Church (Belonging to) – 41%

• Believe without Religion – 25%

• Atheists – 13%

• Muslims (neither Sunni nor Shia) – 4.7%

• Other Christians – 4.1%

• Sunni Muslims – 1.7%

• Orthodox Church (Not Belonging to) – 1.5%

St Isaac’s Cathedral in St Petersburg

Belonging to the Orthodox Church

Muslims (neither Sunni nor Shia)

Concrete prayer: Russian Muslims celebrate Eid ul-Fitr

30 August, 2011 06:08 PM | Photo by Ilya Varlamov

Muslims in Russia

• Estimated 2010 Population - 16,379,000

• Percentage Muslim in Russia in 2010 -11.7%

• http://features.pewforum.org/muslim-population-graphic/#/Russia

• 21st largest Muslim Population by country

• 1% of World Muslim Population

Traditions, Superstitions, Jokes

• “If you wear clothes (such as an undershirt) inside out, you will get beaten. Your friend should point this out, wait for you to fix the clothes and then punch you symbolically.”

Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral

Wealth Gap

• US GINI coefficient is 41• Russia GINI coefficient is 40• UK GINI coefficient is 36• Fourth 20% - 21%• Highest 10% - 32%• Highest 20% - 47%• Lowest 10% - 3%• Lowest 20% - 6%• Second 20% - 10%• Third 20% - 15%

Income Distribution

% Below the Poverty Line40% as of 199925% as of 200212.7% as of 2011

Classes

• Westernizer vs. Russian (“Slavophile”)

• Soviet Attempts to abolish Classo No longer noble/peasanto Communist Party members vs. non-members

• Nomenklatura

• Communist Party has supporto “the good old days”

Political Participation and Social Capital

• 65.27% Voter Turnout in 2012 Presidential Election

• USA Turnout in 2012 : 58.2%

• Under Soviet Rule, 100% Voter Turnout

• Not Fair Elections

• Social Capital - Lowo Apathetic, Futile, Knowledgeableo Strong Mistrust of Government

Civil Society

• Political Partieso United Russiao Communist Party of the Russian Federationo Political Party LDPRo A Just Russia

• ~1% Report Belonging to a Political Party

• Interest Groupso State corporatisto Glasnost

Media

Civil Society, Class, and Media

Love of Russia!

Quiz Time!

• http://www.sporcle.com/games/psubball1/Russia

• http://www.sporcle.com/games/papageno/nations_border_Russia