McG Comparative Government

Russia Detains 1,000 To Prevent Ethnic Clashes Ethnic conflict has erupted in Russia, leading to violence, endangering the safety of Russian citizens and potentially weakening the power of the government. Several riots throughout Russia ended with the police detaining over 1,000 civilians, and confiscating weapons and knives. Following the demise of the Soviet Union and [...]

Gorbachev Says Putin Obstructs Democracy One of Putin’s predecessors, Mikahil Gorbachev, is now openly voicing his opinion of Russia’s current leader, saying that Putin has had a negative effect on Russia’s road to democracy. While in office, Gorbchev, the last leader of the Communist party in the Soviet Union and last president of the USSR, [...]

Putin’s Party Wins in Russia’s Local Elections The United Russia party remained triumphant in elections on October 10 in Russia, proving Russian’s confidence in Putin, although some question the legality of their win. Out of Russia’s 140 million population, about 30 million voted in the elections. Based on the results of the election, the harsh [...]

The Russian government’s latest tactic to suppress governmental opposition is to arrest and confiscate computers on the basis of software piracy. The Russian government recently discovered an environment group’s, Baikal Environment Wave, plans for a protest advocating in opposition to Putin’s decision to reopen a paper factory that polluted a source of fresh water. In [...]

A group of protesters, the 31ers, gather and voice their opinion on the 31st of every month in support of Article 31 of their constitution. Article 31 guarantees the freedom of assembly in the Russian Constitution. The mayor of Moscow has ordered the police to take action if needed, resulting in numerous arrests and a [...]