History of russian federation scandinavian migration from northern europe towards the north eastern parts of eurasia were the beginnings of the behemoth that was to later become russia. The yeltsin era was a traumatic period in russian historya period marked by widespread corruption, economic collapse, and enormous political and social problems. James meek worked in moscow as a foreign correspondent for the guardian from 1991 to 1999, and won several awards including foreign correspondent of the year for his reporting from iraq and. Media in category history of the russian federation the following 2 files are in this category, out of. List of books and articles about russian politics and. Russian federal service for environmental, technological and atomic supervision after april 2004. Constitutional development in presentday russia wilson center. Paul bushkovitch emphasizes the enormous changes in the understanding of russian history resulting from the end of the soviet union in 1991. Though the economy is much more stable compared to the early 1990s, inflation.
Russia simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The communist party of the russian federation was officially established in 1993, but it is. The russian federation is the worlds largest country in terms of surface area. Russia federation snippet view 1994 constitution of the russian federation. Sep 04, 2005 james meek worked in moscow as a foreign correspondent for the guardian from 1991 to 1999, and won several awards including foreign correspondent of the year for his reporting from iraq and.
Russian school curriculum literature this is the list of books that russian children are required or recommended to read at school. Translation of national legislation march 2012 the law library of congress 3 translations of other codes, su as the criminal procedure cch ode, criminal correctional code, tax code, family code, labor code, and land code, can be found in the collection of the law. The history of the russian federation is the history of the presidential republic of russia from 1992 to the present. It is the largest country in the world by land area. It also deserves to make an impact in more specialized, historiographical, areas. The capital city of russia is moscow, and the official language is russian.
World scenario series scenarios for the russian federation. Today, russia or the russian federation continues to be a major power, politically, militarily and economically. The constitution of 1993 created a three branch government with a president and a prime minister, a lower legislative house called the duma, and a constitutional court. Trotskys history of the russian revolution is a long, very complex, and extremely detailed treatment of the remarkably eventful period from february to october of 1917. Straddling europe and asia, the russian federation is the largest country in the world and home to a panoply of religious and ethnic groups from the muslim tatars to the buddhist buryats. The russian constitution of 1993 has allowed for basic democratic achievements during the last decade, argued bondar. Communist party of the russian federation kprf, russian kommunisticheskaya partiya rossiiskoi federatsii, russian political party that opposes many of the democratic and economic reforms introduced in russia after the disintegration of the soviet union. Russia at the time was at war with germany as part of an entente or threecountry coalition that also included great britain and france. Gorbachev might have been waiting to see who would emerge triumphant, dunlop argues the state committee on the state of emergency including members of his own politburo or yeltsin, the newly elected president of the russian federation and gorbachevs political nemesis. The republics and regions of the russian federation. Anchugov, who for murder, thefts and swindling was sentenced to death penalty, commuted by court of cassation instance to deprivation of liberty for the term of 15 years, and v.
Rgaspi russian state archive of social and political history and the komsomol archive rgali russian state archive of literature and art avp rf foreign policy archive of the russian federation rgva russian state military archive rgani tskhsd russian state archive of recent history appendix 1. What are the best nonfiction books on russian revolution of. Jul 14, 2017 a whole stack of brilliant books make abundantly clear that putins russia is a land of political intrigue and suspicion, where conspiracy theories often turn out to be true, kompromat is the. Russian federation history legends of russian federation. But since the breakup of the soviet union, the russian federation has continued to have issues with insurgencies and disagreements among its population. Also, this one really takes place in alaska in the 1860s, but that was when it was part of russian america. Communist party of the russian federation political party. During the soviet era the russian soviet federated socialist republic the r. Laws and other legal acts, which are adopted in the russian federation, must not contradict the constitution of the russian federation. What are the best nonfiction books on russian revolution.
History the following article deals with the formation and history of the russian state and empire until 1917 and after the formation of the contemporary russian federation in 1991. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Top 10 books about the russian revolution books the guardian. The history of russia begins with the histories of the east slavs. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. After the soviet union ceased to exist in 1992, a phase of selfformation occurred in republics of the former soviet union and the largest one, the russian federation, which was the basis of both the russian empire and later the soviet union, have embarked upon the construction of a market economy. In sum, hosking has given us an important and coherent vision of russian history. The volume includes coverage of pivotal movements, events, and persons in the late soviet union 19851991 and contemporary russia 1991present, as well as detailed entries covering the countrys expansive geography, unique culture, diverse. Historical dictionary of the russian federation provides. From early mongol invasions to tsarist regimes to ages of enlightenment and industrialization to revolutions and wars, russia is known not. Until the late 1980s, however, the government was dominated at all levels by the communist. Economic history of the russian federation wikipedia.
Constitutional development in presentday russia wilson. A whole stack of brilliant books make abundantly clear that putins russia is a land of political intrigue and suspicion, where conspiracy theories. Staraya ladoga and novgorod became the first major cities of the new union of immigrants from scandinavia with the slavs and finnougrians. Communist party of the russian federation political. This excellent reference source brings together hardtofind information on the constituent units of the russian federation. The founding father was the leader of the varangians, the legendary viking rurik of jutland, who founded the city of novgorod in 862 ad.
In the assessment official environmental data are combined with expert estimates to form a comprehensive view of the circulation of mercury through the russian technosphere as well as releases of mercury from the territory of the russian federation. Fiction in russian illustrated books 19511960 manwoman relationships urdu fiction translations into urdu translations from russian english fiction readers primary readers secondary suicide russia federation social history karenina, anna fictitious character married women manners and customs adultery. In june 1991 yeltsin came to power on a wave of high expectations. After the decade of boris yeltsins liberal, but rather chaotic, rule came vladimir putin, who returned to a centralized, authoritarian style of governing. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image.
Dozens of books try to explain putin and his russia. History of the russian federation smart history of russia. Over the past 30 years, russia has experienced the most dramatic transformation of any modern state. Note that soviet children were required to read a different list, some titles were excluded and some were added in postsoviet russian curriculum. This act establishes the rules for the procedures of the russian federation government in exercising its authority, the procedures for planning government. The politics of the new history school textbooks in the. After the collapse of the soviet union in 1991 and collapse of russias controlled economy, a new russian federation was created under boris yeltsin in 1991. Red data book of the russian federation rdbrf, also known as red book russian. Information on the period from 1917 to 1991 can be found in the entry on. This site is selected by the russian delegation member profiles.
The state prize of the russian federation, officially translated in russia as russian federation national award, is a state honorary prize established in 1992 as the successor for the ussr state prize following the breakup of the soviet union. Foreign policy archives of the russian federation avp rf. Information on the period from 1917 to 1991 can be found in the entry on the union of soviet socialist republics. Official website of the government of the russian federation. Using the russian archives an informal practical guide for. This work brings together in one volume all basic political, economic, and demographic data on every territorial unit of the russian federation, its local government structure, and electoral history current through the spring 2000 elections and the summer 2000 reorganization. Table 2 national composition of the russian federation in 1989 32 table 3 the republics of russia 34 table 4 nonrepublic ethnofederal components of the russian federation 37 table 5 the class structure of postcommunist russia 163 table 6 population of ussr, russia and some russian republics 257. Top 10 books about the russian revolution books the. Ministry of economic development of the russian federation. Was the first president of the russian federation from 1991 to 1999. History books top 10 books about the russian revolution a century after the bolsheviks seized power for communism, tariq ali chooses some of the best books about an uprising that changed the world.
The scenarios for the russian federation process started in early. The russian federation has been a member of wto since 22 august 2012. James meeks top 10 books of russia books the guardian. On this day, tsar ivan the terrible issued the decree on arrangement in the moscow and surrounding districts of the selected thousand of noblemen, according to which the streltsy regiments firing infantry and the constant guard service were created, as well as the. The traditional startdate of specifically russian history is the establishment of the rus state in the north in 862 ruled by vikings. Books about russia federation what should i read next.
The russian federation had multiple economic reforms, including privatization and market and trade liberalization, due to collapse of communism. This is a book that should be read by anyone seriously interested in the social, economic and political paths open to the contemporary russian federation. Postsoviet russia has come a long way in the last 25 years. Gladkov, who for murder, robbery, participation in the organized criminal group and. This page gathers key information on the russian federations participation in the wto. I read both trotskys book and reeds around the same time in college, and i couldnt help but remark how similar they seemed.
On this day, tsar ivan the terrible issued the decree on arrangement in the moscow and surrounding districts of the selected thousand of noblemen, according to which the streltsy regiments firing infantry and the constant guard service were created, as well as the unit of. Kirkpatrick hill dancing at the odinochka all great books. Feb 01, 2011 i read both trotskys book and reeds around the same time in college, and i couldnt help but remark how similar they seemed. The atlas of the ethno political history of the caucasus is a magnificent collection of fiftysix original maps with commentaries that detail the ethnic, religious, and linguistic makeup of the caucasusthe region located between the black and caspian seas that contains europes highest mountainfrom the eighteenth century to the present. History of the russian federation wikimedia commons.
But since the breakup of the soviet union, the russian federation has continued to have issues with insurgencies and. In 2004 the rules for selection of laureates and the status of the award were significantly changed making them closer to such awards as the. Apr 12, 2017 history books top 10 books about the russian revolution a century after the bolsheviks seized power for communism, tariq ali chooses some of the best books about an uprising that changed the world. The communist party of the russian federation was officially established in 1993, but it is considered the successor in russia of the communist party of the soviet union cpsu, which governed the soviet union from 1917 to 1991. This page was last edited on 22 october 2017, at 11. Russian history digital library, extensive collections of links to primary sources primary sources, from russia belarus ukraine uzbekistan documents, at central archive for the history of the jewish people, jerusalem national labour law profile. The house by the dvina is the riveting story of two families separated in culture and geography but bound together by a russianscottish marriage. The russian federation is the successor state of the soviet union after its dissolution on 26 december 1991.
Accessible to students, tourists, and general readers alike, this book provides a broad overview of russian history since the ninth century. It discusses the resultant issues of searching for a new national identity and citizenship during the present transitional period. May, 2010 historical dictionary of the russian federation provides insight into this rapidly developing country. The constitution of the russian federation shall have supreme legal force, direct effect and shall be applicable on the entire territory of the russian federation. Procedures researchers should write to the department of history and records, ministry of foreign affairs of the russian federation, moscow, russia to request permission to begin research in the archives. It analyzes the new content of postsoviet history textbooks used in russian secondary schools that represents various transformations from communism to a westernstyle democracy. The issue of constitutional development is at the center of modern russian history, stated nikolai bondar, justice, constitutional court of the russian federation, at a 26 september 2000 lecture at the kennan institute. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. A concise history of russia cambridge concise histories.