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
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Chelyabinsk regional legislature submitted draft...
The Chelyabinsk regional legislature submitted draft legislation to the State Duma that would make systematic use of narcotics a criminal offence
- JULY 27, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The health minister in the rebel Chechen administration,...
The health minister in the rebel Chechen administration, Umar Khanbiyev, who was himself taken prisoner by the Russian forces in Chechnya and tortured, has drawn up a list of the most commonly-used methods of torture employed by the federal forces both in
- JULY 17, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The European Union praised Russia's President Vladimir...
The European Union praised Russia's President Vladimir Putin for upholding a moratorium on the death penalty
- JULY 17, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The head of the country's Pardons Commission was quoted...
The head of the country's Pardons Commission was quoted as saying that the moratorium on the death penalty in Russia, imposed despite strong public opposition, has not triggered a rise in crime
- JULY 16, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Viktor Pokhmelkin, a member of the Union of Rightist...
Viktor Pokhmelkin, a member of the Union of Rightist Forces (SPS), welcomed Vladimir Putin's statement that the death penalty will agian come into force in Russia
- JULY 13, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The British Embassy [in Russia] said it "welcomes and...
The British Embassy [in Russia] said it "welcomes and fully approves" President Vladimir Putin's view that the execution of death sentences on the territory of Russia is unacceptable
- JULY 13, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Yabloko faction in the State Duma fully supported...
The Yabloko faction in the State Duma fully supported the stand of President Vladimir Putin on the impermissibility of capital punishment in Russia
- JULY 12, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia may refuse to pair up with the USA to fight...
Russia may refuse to pair up with the USA to fight terrorism if the Americans persist in keeping the death penalty, Russia's envoy to the European Court of Human Rights Pavel Laptev told reporters
- JULY 11, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Council of Europe clashed with Russia over Chechnya,...
The Council of Europe clashed with Russia over Chechnya, accusing Moscow of covering up its forces' widespread brutality against detainees in the war-torn breakaway republic
- JULY 11, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Kavkaz-Tsentr news agency web site reported that...
The Kavkaz-Tsentr news agency web site reported that mercenaries from the Interior Ministry's internal troops hanged seven people on a gas pipe in the centre of Alkhan-Kale village on June 20
- JULY 11, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
President Vladimir Putin's stand against the death...
President Vladimir Putin's stand against the death penalty set off a fresh wave of controversy over whether the country needs the capital punishment
- JULY 10, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A high-ranking official from the Kremlin administration...
A high-ranking official from the Kremlin administration told RIA news agency that no "sharp increase in crime statistics" had been registered in Russia during the five years that have followed the introduction of a moratorium on the death penalty in the c