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The United Nations does not recognize the referendum. | The United Nations does not recognize the referendum. | ||
In spite of so-called "crushing" sanctions from the NATO bloc and exclusion from the [[SWIFT]] system, Russian political stability and the economy are doing well<ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ACKr20dAE|channel=DW News|title=Russia‘s economy is growing, why aren't sanctions stopping it?|date=2024-03-15}}</ref> as the Russian Federation racks up victories in Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and throughout the Donetsk region.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Joshua Keating|newspaper=Vox|title=Are Ukraine’s defenses starting to crumble?|date=2024-02-22|url=https://www.vox.com/2024/2/22/24079595/avdiivka-ukraine-russia-war-artillery|retrieved=2024-03-16 | In spite of so-called "crushing" sanctions from the NATO bloc and exclusion from the [[SWIFT]] system, Russian political stability and the economy are doing well<ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9ACKr20dAE|channel=DW News|title=Russia‘s economy is growing, why aren't sanctions stopping it?|date=2024-03-15}}</ref> as the Russian Federation racks up victories in Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and throughout the Donetsk region.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Joshua Keating|newspaper=Vox|title=Are Ukraine’s defenses starting to crumble?|date=2024-02-22|url=https://www.vox.com/2024/2/22/24079595/avdiivka-ukraine-russia-war-artillery|retrieved=2024-03-16}}</ref> | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
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==Politics== | ==Politics== | ||
The ruling party of the Russian Federation is the nationalist party [[United Russia]], which has the majority of seats in the parliament. Vladimir Putin was formerly a member of the party but is now an independent.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2012-04-24|title=Vladimir Putin quits as head of Russia's ruling party|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/vladimir-putin/9223621/Vladimir-Putin-quits-as-head-of-Russias-ruling-party.html|newspaper=The Telegraph|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> Other major parties are the [[Communist Party of the Russian Federation]], the social democratic party [[A Just Russia – For Truth]], and the far-right [[Liberal Democratic Party of Russia|Liberal Democratic Party]]. | The ruling party of the Russian Federation is the nationalist party [[United Russia]], which has the majority of seats in the parliament. Vladimir Putin was formerly a member of the party but is now an independent.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2012-04-24|title=Vladimir Putin quits as head of Russia's ruling party|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/vladimir-putin/9223621/Vladimir-Putin-quits-as-head-of-Russias-ruling-party.html|newspaper=The Telegraph|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> Other major parties are the Marxist-Leninist [[Communist Party of the Russian Federation]], the social democratic party [[A Just Russia – For Truth]], and the far-right [[Liberal Democratic Party of Russia|Liberal Democratic Party]]. | ||
18% of Russians prefer the current political system and only 16% support a Western-style [[Liberalism|liberal]] democracy. Almost half (49%) prefer the Soviet system with a [[vanguard party]], including 62% of Russians aged 55 or older.<ref name=":0" /> | 18% of Russians prefer the current political system and only 16% support a Western-style [[Liberalism|liberal]] democracy. Almost half (49%) prefer the Soviet system with a [[vanguard party]], including 62% of Russians aged 55 or older.<ref name=":0" /> |