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
- JANUARY 27, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe approved Recommendation 1444 (2000) on the issue of the situation in the Chechen Republic, deciding limiting the credentials of the delegation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to the Par
- JANUARY 13, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Yevgeny Voronin...
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Yevgeny Voronin welcomed the decision of the Turkish government to suspend the death sentence imposed on Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan and said: "We regard this decision as the manifestation of the readiness of the Turk
- JANUARY 12, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
China returned Ho Young Il, 30, and six other North...
China returned Ho Young Il, 30, and six other North Koreans defectors to North Korea
- JANUARY 1, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
In 1996, the then President Boris Yeltsin imposed a...
In 1996, the then President Boris Yeltsin imposed a moratorium on the use of capital punishment when Russia joined the Council of Europe on February 28 of that year
- JANUARY 1, 2000RussiaDEATH PENALTY
At least 16 mass graves containing the mutilated bodies...
At least 16 mass graves containing the mutilated bodies of Chechen civilians have been discovered in Chechnya in 2000
- DECEMBER 10, 1999RussiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 10, the Council of Europe announced that...
On December 10, the Council of Europe announced that Russia had signed the European Convention on Extradition
- AUGUST 6, 1999RussiaDEATH PENALTY
On August 6, President Yeltsin formally asked Parliament...
On August 6, President Yeltsin formally asked Parliament to abolish the death penalty in Russia, after sending to the State Duma the protocol of the European Convention on Human Rights which would remove capital punishment from the statute books
- JUNE 2, 1999RussiaDEATH PENALTY
On June 2, President Yeltsin issued a decree commuting...
On June 2, President Yeltsin issued a decree commuting the death sentences of the 716 prisoners to life or 25 years in prison, piling pressure on the country's Parliament to put a definitive end to capital punishment to comply with the terms of its member
- APRIL 28, 1999RussiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Russia was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- MARCH 11, 1999RussiaDEATH PENALTY
On March 11, Grigory Kryuchkovsky, 48, and Lema Bakayev,...
On March 11, Grigory Kryuchkovsky, 48, and Lema Bakayev, 43, found guilty of murder were executed by firing squad in Russia's breakaway region of Chechnya
- FEBRUARY 15, 1999RussiaDEATH PENALTY
On February 15, Justice Minister Pavel Krasheninnikov...
On February 15, Justice Minister Pavel Krasheninnikov said that amendments to the Criminal Code to replace the death penalty with life imprisonment will be ready by March
- FEBRUARY 12, 1999RussiaDEATH PENALTY
On February 12, Anatoly Pristavkin said that all Russia's...
On February 12, Anatoly Pristavkin said that all Russia's death-row convicts will have their sentences commuted to life imprisonment or lengthy prison terms by June