When was the Russian Federation set up? The new government of the

Russian Federation was set up by the Constitution of 1993. After its destruction the Soviet Union was broken up into independent Russia and 14 other new, sovereign nations in 1991.

Who is the head of the Russian Federation?

Under the Constitution of 1993 Russia is a Presidential Republic. It is headed by the President who is elected for a four-year term. The President is commander-in-chief of the armed forces, he makes treaties, and enforces laws, appoints the prime minister, cabinet members, and key judges. The President can override and in some cases even dissolve the national parliament, the bicameral Federal Assembly.

Now Dmitriy Medvedev is Russian President. The President appoints its head, the Chainman of the Government, but the Dums must approve his appointment.

What are the branches of the Russian government? The government consists of three branches:

legislative, executive and judicial.

The Duma consists of 450 deputies (one half is elected personally by the population, and the other half consists of the deputies who are appointed by their parties after voting). The members of the Federation Counsil are elected on a different

basis. There are two representatives of each subject of the RF (89 subjects). Every law to be adapted must be approved by the

State Duma, the Counsil of Federation and signed by the President. The President can veto laws passed by the Federal Assembly, but it can pass laws over the President's veto a two-

thirds majority

The members of the Federation Counsil are elected on a different basis.There are two representatives of each subject of the RF (89 subjects). Every law to be adapted must be approved by the State Duma, the

Counsil of Federation and signed by the President.

The juridical branch of power consists of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and lower Courts. The responsibility of the Constitutional Court is to analyse the new laws to make sure they correspond to the laws of the state. The Constitutional Court has tte right to declare actions of the President, the Federal Assembly and the Federal Government unconstitutional. The Supreme Court is the higest instance for civil and criminal cases.

What are Russia`s state symbols?

The hymn of Russia is created by Alexandrov and Mikhalkov.

The white stripe symbolizes the earth, the blue one stands for the sky, and the red one signifies liberty. It was the first state symbol to replace the former symbols in 1991.