Politics of Russia
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The politics of Russia function within the framework of the federal semi-presidential republic of Russia. According to the Constitution of Russia, the President of Russia is head of state, and of a mu
Vladimir Putin laid flowers at a memorial to the victims of Soviet-era political repression, Norillag gulag camp, 2002
Anti-Putin protesters march in Moscow, 13 June 2012
The Presidential copy of the Russian Constitution
Russian opposition protest in Moscow, 1 March 2015
Human rights in Russia
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The Russian government has consistently been criticized by international organizations and independent domestic media outlets for human rights violations. Some of the most commonly cited violations in
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny attends a march in memory of assassinated opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, Moscow, 29 February 2020
Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison in 2022 for his anti-war statements.
Protest outside the Russian Embassy in Berlin demanding the release of political prisoners in Russia, February 2024
Illustration depicting Russian artist Aleksandra Skochilenko, who was arrested for replacing supermarket price tags with anti-war messages