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
- OCTOBER 26, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
It is necessary to toughen punishment for drug trafficking...
It is necessary to toughen punishment for drug trafficking and drug-related crimes up to the life in prison and the death penalty, said participants during hearings at the State Duma
- OCTOBER 9, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Seven residents of the Staryye Atagi village had been...
Seven residents of the Staryye Atagi village had been sentenced to capital punishment by guerrilla leaders, a spokesman for the district administration told Interfax-Military News Agency
- OCTOBER 9, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
European justice ministers representing Council of...
European justice ministers representing Council of Europe member countries and observers, proposed an action plan to combat terrorism at the end of their 24th Conference held in Moscow on October 4 and 5
- OCTOBER 5, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia is ready to cooperate in the search for and...
Russia is ready to cooperate in the search for and punishment of international terrorists, Dmitry Kozak, deputy head of the presidential administration said in Washington, where he was holding meetings with the US Congress and Supreme Court
- OCTOBER 4, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The 24th conference of European Justice Ministers opened...
The 24th conference of European Justice Ministers opened in Moscow
- OCTOBER 3, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Political writer and scientist Leonid Radzikhovsky...
Political writer and scientist Leonid Radzikhovsky said Russia not only has vast experience of combating terrorism but it has much more political will and resolve in the actual struggle than the West
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The People's Deputy party, reorganized and renamed...
The People's Deputy party, reorganized and renamed as the People's Party of the Russian Federation, expressed support for President Vladimir Putin's efforts to unite the country at a party conference
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The People's Deputy Group in the State Duma reiterated...
The People's Deputy Group in the State Duma reiterated its call for the reinstatement of capital punishment
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The first deputy chairperson of the Russian State Duma,...
The first deputy chairperson of the Russian State Duma, Lyubov Sliska, said many [State Duma] deputies believe that those guilty of large-scale drug trafficking or acts of terrorism leading to the death of dozen thousands of people should be given the de
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A Chechen deputy in the State Duma lower house of parliament...
A Chechen deputy in the State Duma lower house of parliament said that he did not believe possible raids by the USA on Afghanistan would contribute to successful fight against international terrorism
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Mojahedin from the special purpose Islamic detachment,...
Mojahedin from the special purpose Islamic detachment, commanded by Movsar Barayev, killed a national traitor in Argun
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Nationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovskiy called...
Nationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovskiy called for the death penalty to be reintroduced in Russia for drug traders