Politics

Who are they, Putin's parents? The life of Vladimir Putin's parents

Who are they, Putin's parents? The life of Vladimir Putin's parents

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Russian President Vladimir Putin today is one of the most recognizable political figures in the world, whose personality is of great interest to millions of people from different countries. However, publicly available information about his personal life and relatives is extremely scarce

Vladimir Putin: biography of the future President

Vladimir Putin: biography of the future President

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Even at the end of the last century, few people in Russia knew the name Putin. His biography was unknown, he was a man of a narrow circle, about whom only a limited number of close people could tell at least some information. Despite this, cardinal changes took place in his life at that time, which subsequently affected the country as a whole

UN Secretary General Annan Kofi: biography, activities, awards and personal life

UN Secretary General Annan Kofi: biography, activities, awards and personal life

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

The United Nations was established in 1945 and has been a guarantor of peace and stability on the path of development all this time. At times, its role weakened somewhat, and in some periods it gained strength again

Dmitry Azarov: biography, interesting facts, photos

Dmitry Azarov: biography, interesting facts, photos

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Dmitry Azarov is well known to the residents of Samara and the region. He did a lot of good things in his post as mayor of Samara. Today Dmitry Igorevich Azarov represents the region in the Federation Council

Evgeny Savchenko: Governor of the Belgorod Region

Evgeny Savchenko: Governor of the Belgorod Region

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Persons holding high positions are always of particular interest to ordinary people in terms of their personal lives and fate. How the career and life of the Governor of the Belgorod Region Yevgeny Savchenko developed is briefly described in the article

Anarchist is… Understanding

Anarchist is… Understanding

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

“Mom is anarchy, dad is a glass of port wine” - this is how some young people describe themselves in Viktor Tsoi's song. With port, for example, everything is clear, but what does anarchy have to do with it?

How did Putin come to power? Who brought Putin to power?

How did Putin come to power? Who brought Putin to power?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Article - a discussion about the coming to power of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin. There is only one answer to the question of how Putin came to power

What is an exit poll? Understanding

What is an exit poll? Understanding

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

The phrase exit poll has become quite popular these days, especially during periods coinciding with elections. But what does it mean? Exit poll is interesting

Ramon Mercader: killer or hero?

Ramon Mercader: killer or hero?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Ramon Mercader was a secret agent of the USSR. He performed the most difficult operation, for which he received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and 20 years in prison

Former head of presidential administration Sergei Borisovich Ivanov

Former head of presidential administration Sergei Borisovich Ivanov

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

The head of the presidential administration in the conditions of rigid centralized power is considered one of the most powerful people in Russian politics. He heads the apparatus, which, in terms of its capabilities, is in no way inferior to the government, interacts directly with the head of state and largely determines his policy. Not so long ago, this position was held by Sergei Ivanov, one of the most powerful and influential people in Russian politics

Democratic regimes: past and present

Democratic regimes: past and present

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

What are democratic values? All modern politics, as well as international relations, literally revolve around this concept

The system of checks and balances is the basis of the theory of separation of powers. Three branches of government

The system of checks and balances is the basis of the theory of separation of powers. Three branches of government

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

The system of checks and balances is the practical application of the concept of separation of powers. This theory appeared as a result of a long search for an effective mechanism that prevents the establishment of a dictatorship. The principle of separation of powers is present in the constitution of any democratic state

Ministers of Education of Russia in different years

Ministers of Education of Russia in different years

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

The Ministry of Education of Russia is the federal executive body of the Russian Federation, which carries out the functions of developing state policy and legal regulation in the field of education, scientific, scientific, technical and innovative activities, as well as in the field of youth policy, education and guardianship

Anti-democratic regimes. Totalitarian and authoritarian regime: main features

Anti-democratic regimes. Totalitarian and authoritarian regime: main features

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

The political regime of the state is a method of organizing the system, reflecting the relationship between authorities and representatives of society, social freedom and the peculiarities of legal life in the country

Military policy: tasks and goals. State and army

Military policy: tasks and goals. State and army

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

War has been known to mankind since ancient times. They have claimed millions of lives over the centuries. Military policy is a concept that arose later than the hostilities themselves. Although its principles and essence have been used since the first armed clashes. What is military policy? What is it used for, what are the mechanisms? Let's figure it out

What is headquarters?

What is headquarters?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

The article explains the meaning of the term "headquarters". Let me warn you right away: headquarters are not living quarters; the defining part of this phrase is the first part

Decentralization - what is it? Centralization and decentralization of management

Decentralization - what is it? Centralization and decentralization of management

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

The Russian state at the present stage of development is in conditions that are characteristic of a permanent innovation process. This is a determinant of the fact that in post-Soviet Russia there was a need for a well-built domestic policy, the activities of state institutions, as well as the establishment of a certain vector of political management

What is an oligarchy? Term meaning

What is an oligarchy? Term meaning

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

The oligarchy began to interest ancient thinkers. The first authors who described this phenomenon in their treatises are Plato and Aristotle. So what is an oligarchy in the understanding of ancient Greek philosophers?

Fighting in Syria: causes and consequences

Fighting in Syria: causes and consequences

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

The fighting in Syria has been going on for 4 years now. During this time, hundreds of thousands of civilians who are not related to the confrontation have died. What are the main reasons for the armed confrontation?

Governor of the Irkutsk region: the builder's path to power

Governor of the Irkutsk region: the builder's path to power

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Governor of the Irkutsk region Sergei Levchenko belongs to the old-school statesmen, he began his political career back in the days of the USSR, having worked in the party apparatus and even led the district. Unlike many of his colleagues, he has a serious professional career behind him, he went from foreman to chief engineer, supervised large construction projects

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: awaiting execution in an American prison

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: awaiting execution in an American prison

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a US citizen of Chechen origin, was convicted by an American court of committing a terrorist act in 2013 in the city of Boston (Massachusetts) and sentenced to death. The investigation suspects complicity in the crime of his older brother Tamerlane, who was killed while trying to arrest

Nobel Peace Prize winners: list. Who received the Nobel Peace Prize?

Nobel Peace Prize winners: list. Who received the Nobel Peace Prize?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Probably, only the desire of mankind for self-expression and heroic deeds contributes to the emergence of unusually tenacious initiatives. So a gentleman named Nobel took it and decided to leave his money to his descendants in order to reward the gentlemen who excelled in one area or another

Yuri Luzhkov: biography of the former mayor of Moscow

Yuri Luzhkov: biography of the former mayor of Moscow

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Yuri Luzhkov is a famous politician and former mayor of Moscow. There are a lot of rumors around his person. However, there are those who are interested in the biography of Yuri Mikhailovich. Today we will talk about where the former mayor was born and studied. The article will also provide details of his personal life

Political organizations: types, functions, ideas. Political organizations in Russia

Political organizations: types, functions, ideas. Political organizations in Russia

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Political organizations play a special role in the public life and system of any state. They perform many functions, uniting people, ensuring that their interests are taken into account by the authorities. Political organizations are a special form of activity of the population that arose at the dawn of the birth of democracy. Today they are the main structural element of the social system. Let's look at the forms of political organization of the population and the features of their activities

Governor of the Sverdlovsk region Evgeny Kuyvashev: biography

Governor of the Sverdlovsk region Evgeny Kuyvashev: biography

Last modified: 2025-06-01 05:06

Yevgeny Kuyvashev is a statesman of the Russian Federation, governor of the Sverdlovsk region. He was the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of Russia (D. Medvedev) in the Urals Federal District (2011-2012). Has several higher educations

When and for what Shoigu received the Hero of Russia

When and for what Shoigu received the Hero of Russia

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Until 1991, few people knew the name of Shoigu. It was then that he initiated the idea of the Russian Rescue Corps. Subsequently, he headed it. During the coup d'etat, Shoigu supported B. N. Yeltsin

Russia in the system of international relations, political and economic

Russia in the system of international relations, political and economic

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Modern Russia in the system of international relations faces many problems. Almost all of them are inherited from the Soviet past. The problems concern all spheres of international relations: political, economic, cultural, etc. In the article we will try to understand what positions Russia occupies in the system of modern international relations. Let's start from the first days of the emergence of a new state - the Russian Federation

Anarcho-capitalism: definition, ideas, symbols

Anarcho-capitalism: definition, ideas, symbols

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

"Anarchy" is a term that in the minds of most people is synonymous with the concept of "chaos", "disorder". However, in sociology and political science, this term has a slightly different meaning. In the article we will take a closer look at the concept, origin, basic teachings and directions of anarchism. Let's take a closer look at such a direction as anarcho-capitalism. What is its essence and difference from other areas of anarchism?

Sergey Donskoy: biography

Sergey Donskoy: biography

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Sergey Donskoy - Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation. How his career developed, we will tell in this article

Chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation: who held this post and what is the procedure for appointment?

Chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation: who held this post and what is the procedure for appointment?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

From the moment of the establishment of the Russian Federation and until the end of 1993, the post of Chairman of the Council of Ministers existed in the state administration apparatus. Obviously, it no longer exists. Now the people who occupied or occupy it are called "chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation." This happened after the adoption of the new fundamental law of Russia - the Constitution

Rustem Khamitov: photo, biography, daughter

Rustem Khamitov: photo, biography, daughter

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Rustem Khamitov is one of the most influential people among the heads of Russian regions. He positions himself as a "man of the people" and tries to adhere to the appropriate behavior

Nukhaev Khozh-Akhmed Tashtamirovich: biography

Nukhaev Khozh-Akhmed Tashtamirovich: biography

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Nukhaev Khozh-Ahmed is a Chechen politician and odious authority in criminal circles. He was also the leader of an inter-teip (inter-tribal) organization called Nokhchi-Latta-Islam. This Chechen is known not only in Russia, but also far beyond its borders. Many media representatives consider him one of the main ideologists and sponsors of the Chechen war

Aleksey Kudrin - long-term head of the Russian Ministry of Finance

Aleksey Kudrin - long-term head of the Russian Ministry of Finance

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Kudrin Alexey Leonidovich (born October 12, 1960) is a Russian statesman who headed the Ministry of Finance for more than 10 years. He remains one of the most promising figures in Russian politics and an informal leader of the liberal-democratic trend in it

Russian foreign policy

Russian foreign policy

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Russia's foreign policy is carried out in the direction of integrating our state into the world-class market and harmonizing the political direction of the course with the policies of the leading powers of the world

King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander: biography

King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander: biography

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Willem-Alexander Klaus Georg Ferdinand is one of the youngest contemporary monarchs in Europe. His persona invariably arouses interest, not only because he is crowned, but also because he is not afraid to be himself and lives the same life as all ordinary people

The flag of Russia - the Vlasov flag?

The flag of Russia - the Vlasov flag?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the flag of the Russian Federation became the tricolor, which was the state flag of the Russian Empire. But not everyone likes the white-blue-red flag. Why?

European Union: will the composition of the community expand?

European Union: will the composition of the community expand?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

The structure of this unique community today is estimated at 28 states. The EU was created with the aim of interaction in the field of economics and politics. This step was intended to ensure a greater increase in the well-being of citizens and the peaceful settlement of possible conflicts

Southern Military District: headquarters, command, troops

Southern Military District: headquarters, command, troops

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

In 2014 Crimea was annexed to Russia. A tense truce in the Donbass, now and then on the verge of collapse due to incessant provocations, constant NATO exercises in the Black Sea are forcing the Armed Forces, including the Southern Military District, to be on high alert. This article is about this region

China, Navy: composition of ships and insignia

China, Navy: composition of ships and insignia

Last modified: 2025-06-01 05:06

By the end of the Korean War, the Americans were forced to admit that a new leader appeared in the region - China. The navy of this communist country was still much inferior in combat power to the US fleet based in Hawaii, but in the coastal zone it posed a certain danger

Military base. Russian military bases abroad

Military base. Russian military bases abroad

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Russian military bases are deployed abroad to protect Russian interests. Where exactly are they located and what are they?