Russia's political system after 1991 is characterized as:
- one-party communist
- pure parliamentary
- semi-presidential with strong executive
- monarchic
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Correct answer: C. semi-presidential with strong executive
1. Yeltsin's 1993 Constitution created a strong presidency.
2. Duma is the lower house; Federation Council the upper.
3. Putin centralized power further from 2000 onward.
__Source: syllabus Contemporary World Politics Ch 2 — End of Bipolarity__