Russia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- semi-presidential federation
- CONSTITUTION
- December 12, 1993
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral; Federation Council (Soviet Federatsii) and State Duma (Gosudarstvennaya Duma)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Court; Supreme Court; the Federation Council appoints judges for life, on the recommendation of the Head of State
RELIGIONS
15-20% Russian Orthodox; 10-15% Muslims; 2% Christians
From the country
- NOVEMBER 5, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A Thai court sentenced a Russian national to death...
A Thai court sentenced a Russian national to death for a bank robbery during which a police officer was shot dead
- OCTOBER 6, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Kazakh TV's first channel reported that the West Kazakhstan...
Kazakh TV's first channel reported that the West Kazakhstan Regional court had sentenced a Russian citizen to death for killing four people
- AUGUST 12, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
State Duma Speaker Gennady Seleznyov suggested reinstating...
State Duma Speaker Gennady Seleznyov suggested reinstating capital punishment in Russia for terrorism and other grave crimes
- AUGUST 2, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Kemerovo Region governor Aman Tuleyev called for public...
Kemerovo Region governor Aman Tuleyev called for public executions of terrorists and drugs traffickers in Russia, saying it was the only way to deal with such crimes
- JULY 22, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
State Duma Speaker Gennadiy Seleznev said he believed...
State Duma Speaker Gennadiy Seleznev said he believed the death penalty should be introduced for terrorists
- APRIL 24, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia voted in favour of the resolution on the death...
Russia voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- APRIL 11, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Human Rights Watch warned that Russian soldiers were...
Human Rights Watch warned that Russian soldiers were carrying out human rights abuses in Chechnya despite a controversial referendum in March that Moscow said would bring peace to breakaway republic
- APRIL 8, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Twenty-two European countries submitted a proposed...
Twenty-two European countries submitted a proposed resolution to the UN Human Rights Commission accusing Russia of grave rights violations in the breakaway republic of Chechnya
- MARCH 11, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Shari'ah Court of the Chechen Republic...
The Supreme Shari'ah Court of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria released a text regarding the planned referendum to be held in Chechnya by the Russian Federation on March 23 asking voters whether they want to accept the Russian Constitution
- FEBRUARY 12, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner Alvaro...
The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner Alvaro Gil-Robles accused Russian troops of "criminal" behaviour in Chechnya and insisted that military abuses against civilians must not remain unpunished
- FEBRUARY 12, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner Alvaro...
The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner Alvaro Gil-Robles accused Russian troops of "criminal" behaviour in Chechnya and insisted that military abuses against civilians must not remain unpunished
- JANUARY 29, 2003RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Human Rights Watch issued a report condemning the Russian...
Human Rights Watch issued a report condemning the Russian government's human rights policies in Chechnya