•Russia is a democratic federal law-bound State with a republican form of government.
•President-parliamentary system (subtype of semi-presidential system) is also used
The state structure of the Russian Federation
•Russia is a federal state. The federal structure of the Russian Federation is based on its state integrity, unity of the system of state power, differentiation of subjects of competence and powers between the state authorities of the Russian Federation and the state authorities of the subjects of the Russian
Branches of power in the Russian Federation
•The Constitution of the Russian Federation (was adopted by national referendum on 12 December 1993.