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
- MAY 23, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Russian Revival movement announced the beginning...
The Russian Revival movement announced the beginning of a signature-collection campaign to initiate a national referendum on lifting the moratorium on capital punishment for those who organise and carry out terrorist acts
- MAY 16, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Dimitry Kozak, deputy head of the presidential administration,...
Dimitry Kozak, deputy head of the presidential administration, said the administration is planning to introduce juries before the end of 2002
- MAY 15, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The watchdog group Human Rights Watch urged the United...
The watchdog group Human Rights Watch urged the United States, European Union and United Nations to make Russia investigate a mass grave site discovered in the rebel Chechen Republic in February
- MAY 14, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Chechen soldiers reported that a traitor was killed...
Chechen soldiers reported that a traitor was killed in Argun because he disclosed the location of a Chechen group during a fight in the same town on May 7
- MAY 12, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) stated...
The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) stated its intention to start collecting signatures to support the introduction of the death penalty for drug distribution
- MAY 5, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Mayor of Groznyy Bislan Gantamirov has ordered...
The Mayor of Groznyy Bislan Gantamirov has ordered anyone who kills the city's Russian-speaking residents to be shot on the spot if found
- MAY 4, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
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Chechenpress correspondent, A
- APRIL 29, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian writer and Nobel Prize winner Alexander Solzhenitsyn...
Russian writer and Nobel Prize winner Alexander Solzhenitsyn stated his belief that Russia will stop terrorism only if it lifts the moratorium on capital punishment
- APRIL 25, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian Federation was a cosponsor and voted in favour...
Russian Federation was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- APRIL 20, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The UN Human Rights Commission approved a resolution...
The UN Human Rights Commission approved a resolution condemning Russia for "attacks against civilians", breach of international law, summary executions and "forced disappearances" in Chechnya
- APRIL 10, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
A Russian prosecutor called for the death penalty against...
A Russian prosecutor called for the death penalty against a Chechen separatist fighter accused of killing several Russians, including a baby, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported
- APRIL 9, 2001RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Seven people were executed by fighters from Commander...
Seven people were executed by fighters from Commander Arbi Barayev's unit in the village of Valerik of Urus-Martanovskiy District