McG Comparative Government

“Russian Spy? Maybe so. TV darling, Absolutely.” In June of 2010, a Russian spy ring was uncovered in the U.S. The spy ring consisted of ten individuals living under fake names and identities with the purpose of infiltrating what they called the “circles of U.S. policy making.” Of these ten spies was a young, attractive [...]

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 [...]