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
- JUNE 7, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The authorities of Zanzibar Island assured Russian...
The authorities of Zanzibar Island assured Russian Ambassador to Tanzania Doku Zavgayev that "two citizens of Russia sentenced to death will not be executed
- JUNE 7, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Mobile subunits of Chechen fighters entered the villages...
Mobile subunits of Chechen fighters entered the villages of Kotar-Yurt and Staryy Achkhoy on the night of 5-6 June and conducted a special operation against local traitors and accomplices of the occupying regime
- JUNE 7, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia must retain the moratorium on the death penalty,...
Russia must retain the moratorium on the death penalty, Justice Minister Yuri Chaika told a news conference
- JUNE 5, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The death sentences given to two young Russians on...
The death sentences given to two young Russians on the island of Zanzibar (part of Tanzania) will not be carried out because there is a moratorium on the death penalty in this African state, the Russian ambassador to Tanzania Doku Zavgayev told ITAR-TASS
- JUNE 5, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Liberal politicians and human rights activists urged...
Liberal politicians and human rights activists urged for the passage of a bill that would allow independent inspections of prisons and visits to inmates, saying such visits would help root out prison abuses
- JUNE 5, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia has appealed to Zanzibar to review a death sentence...
Russia has appealed to Zanzibar to review a death sentence passed by the Court of Appeal to its two citizens early in 2002 after being convicted of murdering a compatriot
- MAY 31, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov spoke...
Russian Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov spoke out categorically against abolishing the moratorium on the death penalty
- MAY 31, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
President Vladimir Putin roasted Russia's top cops...
President Vladimir Putin roasted Russia's top cops for failing to stem soaring crime and said corrupt officers must be chased out of the force
- MAY 27, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
In recent days there has been a noticeable increase...
In recent days there has been a noticeable increase in talk of lifting Russia's current moratorium on the death penalty
- MAY 24, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe has positively assessed changes...
The Council of Europe has positively assessed changes in Russia's penitentiary system, Deputy Justice Minister Yuri Kalinin said
- MAY 24, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The National Assembly of Dagestan has called for lifting...
The National Assembly of Dagestan has called for lifting the moratorium on the death penalty for persons committing especially grave crimes in Russia
- MAY 20, 2002RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The proposal of the death penalty as an effective anti-terrorism...
The proposal of the death penalty as an effective anti-terrorism instrument after the the May 9 terrorist act in Kaspiisk, Dagestan, caused a controversial reaction among North Caucasus leaders