Throughout its long history, Russia has been trapped in a continuous cycle of authoritarian regimes; only interrupted by brief periods of tumultuous democratic transitions, that were often plagued by the inability of the democratic system itself to function and ineptitude by the leaders who were in power. Therefore, by and by, Russia always turned towards authoritarianism. However, when the Soviet Union fell, it seemed as though the cycle would be broken, however once again, through exploitation of the semi-presidential system, democracy fell apart and authoritarianism came to be the predominant form of government. This recent transition from democracy into competitive authoritarianism was the result of a single overlying factor that has had…
politics. However it is wrong to assume that implementing democracy will solve every political problem in the world. This time the attempt to spread democracy in Ukraine resulted in Russia feeling vulnerable which is why it attacked Ukraine before the West could impose a strong and successfully democratic government. The Ukraine crisis was a direct result of the West’s belief that Ukraine needed to be a member of NATO and EU but the West has failed to acknowledge that their actions caused the…
Hello Harrington, To start, Russia is a totalitarianism based society. This is a political concept that the citizen should be totally subject to an absolute state authority. (Merriam-Webster, 2016) Russians may seem a little cold when initially greeting, do not take this personally. Also, do not expect warm smiles upon arriving. Also, shaking hands is upon meeting and leaving is appropriate, although it is not mandatory. Be careful when shaking hands though, do not shake hands over a door frame…
A letter form the Russian Attorney General Human trafficking, also known as sex trafficking, is an ever-growing problem throughout the globe. A majority of the humans are smuggled from the Eastern Europe area. Russia is considered one of the key contributors. When we look at the problem of human trafficking in Russia, there are many factors to consider. Who is targeted and why? Who are the traffickers and what is their motive? How does it affect the public and economy? How does Corruption play…
Vladimir Putin is the current President of the nation of Russia. Association between Russia and the Western part of the world are intensifying. March 14th of 2014, Russia annexed Crimea as part of its own national territory. As background, Ukraine was a part of the Soviet Union. Once Ukraine became an independent nation, the region of Crimea became part of Ukraine. The Soviet Union was disbanded. As indicated in history “Crimea, which has an ethnic Russian majority, has long been a…
end of 1991 the world witnessed the meteoric crumbling of the Soviet Union giving way to what would ultimately be called the Russian Federation. The situation in post cold war Russia was rapidly deteriorating both economically and politically. The leader of the communist regime at the time, Mikhail Gorbachev, was receiving increasing internal pressure to resign and external pressure from the West to democratize. On one side the old communist guard was pushing Gorbachev to stay course with…
Russia has been amidst a series of controversies ever since the Cold War ended in 1991. One of the most substantial controversies involves the westernization of Russia. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia made the decision of integrate itself into the western world. This essay discusses what Russia hoped to achieve by attempting to unify itself into the western world, how it planned to integrate, and the challenges it faced along the way. After the Soviet Union concluded, Russia…
1895) and Russia is one of the most prominent Super Powers of the Western Hemisphere. They have significant plans of expanding into China and Korea. At this time, Japan took the win against China in the Sino-Japanese War. This created a major obstacle that Russia was not willing to accept. With the support of the other western super powers (Germany and France), Russia was aggressive and succeeded in sustaining pressure on Japan that moved them to return control of the Liaotung Peninsula to…
Industrialization of Russia The industrialization of Russia was an important time in history. For the Russians, anyway. The Russians started to industrialize and produced helpful products. The industrialization of Russia was an important time in history. For the Russians, anyway. The Russians started to industrialize, which seemed like a good thing, but later turned out to be a bad thing. Industrialization is the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale. Such as going…
such as war; social reasons, such as migration for a better quality of life; economic reasons, such as better paying jobs; or ever environmental reasons, such as land degradation. An example of a human space and place, which has experienced this change, is Russia. Russia is located northeast of Europe and to the north of Asia. It borders 14 countries, which include Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Latvia, Mongolia, Norway, Poland and Ukraine. The…