Russia - political past, present and future
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Russia never associated as a democracy in anyone's mind. It had always been an authoritarian regime of different species and developed a mentality, which creates an almost unsurpassable obstacle for democratic development. Unlike Britain, which took gradual and methodical steps towards democracy, Russia always had abrupt and extreme changes that always created chaos and significantly slowed down the development of the democratic system. By the end of the 20th century Russia finally embarked on a pragmatic course towards democracy, however it certainly prognosis a long establishment. Russia's history and culture traces back for over a thousand years, which left deep marks in the mentality of Russian people and certainly had a great impact in Russia's political and cultural development. Russia was always somewhat different from most of the European countries; it was isolated by different political principals and convictions. From the early historical development Russia took a different route from...


