RussiaRussia

Group 4: Group 4: Tiona Furin, Matt Dugdale, Maria Tiona Furin, Matt Dugdale, Maria Perez, and Jared SchrumPerez, and Jared Schrum

1.1. Vital StatisticsVital Statistics

2.2. Political IssuesPolitical Issues

3.3. IndustryIndustry

4.4. CultureCulture

RussiaRussia

U.S.S.R. Russia

Population: 289 million Population: 144 million

Area: 22.4 million km2 Area: 17 million km2

Social FactorsSocial Factors RussiaRussia United United

StatesStatesPopulation:Population: 144 million144 million 290290

Growth Rate:Growth Rate: -0.3%-0.3% 0.92%0.92%

Life Expectancy:Life Expectancy: 67.66 67.66 77.1477.14

Infant mortality:Infant mortality: 19.51/100019.51/1000 6.75/10006.75/1000

Literacy rate:Literacy rate: 99.6%99.6% 97% 97%

InfrastructureInfrastructureRussiaRussia United StatesUnited States

Area:Area: 17,075,200 km17,075,200 km22 9,629,091 km9,629,091 km22

Exports Exports (billions):(billions): $104.6 $104.6 $687$687

ImportsImports $60.7 billion$60.7 billion $1.165 $1.165 trilliontrillion

Economy:Economy:AgricultureAgriculture: 5.8%: 5.8% 2% 2%Industry:Industry: 34.6% 34.6% 18% 18%Services:Services: 59.6% 59.6% 80% 80%

Economic FactorsEconomic Factors RussiaRussia United StatesUnited States

GDPGDP $1.35 trillion$1.35 trillion $10.4 trillion $10.4 trillion

GDP per capitaGDP per capita $9,300$9,300 $37,600 $37,600

GDP growth rateGDP growth rate 4.2%4.2% 2.45%2.45%

Index of Economic Index of Economic 135135thth 6 6thth Freedom RankFreedom Rank

Corruption RankCorruption Rank 7171stst 16 16thth

Political Political ConditionsConditions

The Fall of the USSRThe Fall of the USSR

June 12, 1991June 12, 1991

1st Presidential Election1st Presidential Election

Boris Yeltsin electedBoris Yeltsin elected

Russian Independence DayRussian Independence Day

The Fall of the USSRThe Fall of the USSR

December 1991December 1991 CPSU formally dismantledCPSU formally dismantled

Commonwealth of Independent States Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)(CIS) Loosely organizedLoosely organized

Gorbachev resigns as President of USSRGorbachev resigns as President of USSR

Soviet Union ceases to existSoviet Union ceases to exist

1992 – 1995: Political 1992 – 1995: Political UnrestUnrest 11 of 15 former Soviet Republics join 11 of 15 former Soviet Republics join

CISCIS

Communists challenge Yeltsin Communists challenge Yeltsin

Yeltsin dissolves parliament in 1993Yeltsin dissolves parliament in 1993 New parliamentNew parliament New constitutionNew constitution

New ConstitutionNew Constitution

ProsPros

Democratic federal stateDemocratic federal state

Mirrors U.S. Bill of RightsMirrors U.S. Bill of Rights Private PropertyPrivate Property Freedom of speech and religionFreedom of speech and religion Protection from illegal search and seizureProtection from illegal search and seizure

New ConstitutionNew Constitution

ConsCons

Lacks checks and balancesLacks checks and balances

More power given to the PresidentMore power given to the President Control ParliamentControl Parliament Power to dissolve the legislative bodyPower to dissolve the legislative body

1996 – 20001996 – 2000

Yeltsin is re-elected in 1996Yeltsin is re-elected in 1996

Begins to get illBegins to get ill

Politics are turbulent and unstablePolitics are turbulent and unstable

Resigns on December 31, 1999Resigns on December 31, 1999

Vladimir PutinVladimir Putin

Elected on March 26, 2000Elected on March 26, 2000 Continues to stamp out communist Continues to stamp out communist

tiesties Anti-terror lawsAnti-terror laws WTOWTO Support of the peopleSupport of the people

Political StructurePolitical Structure

Executive BranchExecutive Branch President at the headPresident at the head Head of governmentHead of government

Legislative BranchLegislative Branch Federation CouncilFederation Council State DumaState Duma

Political StructurePolitical Structure

Judicial BranchJudicial Branch Constitutional CourtConstitutional Court Supreme CourtSupreme Court Superior Court of ArbitrationSuperior Court of Arbitration

Political PartiesPolitical Parties

50 Political Parties Registered 50 Political Parties Registered

Two opposing trendsTwo opposing trends Weakening party structureWeakening party structure Pressure from fed to create party Pressure from fed to create party

structurestructure

New mixed proportional-majority New mixed proportional-majority systemsystem

Russian IndustryRussian Industry

4 Famous Industries4 Famous Industries

o Space and TechnologySpace and Technologyo NuclearNuclearo OilOilo VodkaVodka

SPACESPACE

Sputnik-1957Sputnik-1957

Alive and Well:

Last few years, Russia just trailing

behind US in launches of space

vehicles (ie. satellites) by only 13-

14%http://www.russianspaceweb.com

NuclearNuclearCountryCountry No. No.

of of UnitsUnits

CapacitCapacityy

MW NetMW Net

Nuclear Nuclear ShareShare

ArgentinArgentinaa

22 935935 7.26%7.26%

BrazilBrazil 22 18551855 1.45%1.45%

ChinaChina 33 21672167 1.191.19

JapanJapan 5353 4349143491 33.82%33.82%

USAUSA 104104 9714497144 19.8319.83

RussiaRussia 2929 1984319843 14.95%14.95%

NuclearNuclear

Multi-Billion Dollar Multi-Billion Dollar IndustryIndustry

Prone to ContentionProne to Contention• Churnobyl-NobodyKnewChurnobyl-NobodyKnew• K-19K-19

Regulated by Regulated by governmentgovernment2002-Putin signed law 2002-Putin signed law “On Environment “On Environment ProtectionProtection

NuclearNuclear

Hot News!!

Earlier this year Russia

organized a buy back of used

Iranian Uranium for storage and

use.

OilOil

Biggest Player-Biggest Player-YukosYukos

Market Value Market Value of 36 Billion of 36 Billion DollarsDollars

#4 in world #4 in world productionproduction

OilOil Major conflict with Yukos-Major conflict with Yukos-

Index down 15%Index down 15% Mikhail Kordorkovsky-CEO Mikhail Kordorkovsky-CEO

of Yukos Jailedof Yukos Jailed““The battle between the The battle between the

government and the Yukos government and the Yukos chief, who had offended chief, who had offended Russian President Vladimir Russian President Vladimir Putin with his increasingly Putin with his increasingly brazen political ambitions, brazen political ambitions, has disrupted one of the has disrupted one of the greatest market greatest market turnarounds.”turnarounds.”

OilOil

"Putin's action, which is so "Putin's action, which is so transparently political and punitive in transparently political and punitive in nature against a private company ... nature against a private company ...

really suggests that Russia isn't really suggests that Russia isn't ready for membership in an ready for membership in an

organization of advanced industrial organization of advanced industrial economies.“economies.“

-Richard Perle, neo-conservative guru-Richard Perle, neo-conservative guru

VodkaVodka

Advanced by Advanced by 2.2% in first 2.2% in first

quarter of 2003quarter of 2003

CultureCulture

““Some people live like ‘sheeps’, just Some people live like ‘sheeps’, just consuming from day to day what is consuming from day to day what is

given to them, without caring to given to them, without caring to question the reality that they impose question the reality that they impose on themselves. Some people, who are on themselves. Some people, who are

more intelligent, live questioning more intelligent, live questioning reality around them, exploring it, and reality around them, exploring it, and

expanding it.”expanding it.”-Nikolay-Nikolay

http://www.waytorussia.net/http://www.waytorussia.net/Features/RussianPeople/2003Sept17Features/RussianPeople/2003Sept17//

CultureCulture

The PeopleThe People

Older generationOlder generation

PessimisticPessimistic

Lost without Lost without communismcommunism

CultureCulture

The PeopleThe People

New GenerationNew Generation

OptimisticOptimistic

Excited to change Excited to change and innovateand innovate

CultureCulture

Negative effectsNegative effects

Falling BirthratesFalling Birthrates

Increase in substance abuseIncrease in substance abuse

Income distribution inequalitiesIncome distribution inequalities

CorruptionCorruption MafiaMafia

CultureCulture

Positive effectsPositive effects

FreedomFreedom

Abundant opportunitiesAbundant opportunities

A bright future for tomorrow?A bright future for tomorrow?

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IndustryIndustry

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