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''Main article: [[History of post-Soviet Russia]]''
[[Слика:October1993crisis.jpg|оквир|лево|The shelling of the [[White House of Russia|Russian White House]], October 4, 1993]]
By the mid-[[1990s]] Russia had a system of multiparty electoral politics. But it was harder to establish a representative government because of two structural problems—the struggle between president and parliament and the anarchic party system. Although Yeltsin had won plaudits abroad for casting himself as a democrat to weaken Gorbachev, his conception of the presidency was highly autocratic. He either acted as his own prime minister (until June [[1992]]) or appointed men of his choice, regardless of parliament.
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Nevertheless, reversion to a socialist command economy seemed almost impossible, meeting widespread relief in the West. Russia's economy has also recovered somewhat since [[1999]], thanks to the rapid rise of the world price of oil, by far Russia's largest export, but still remains far from Soviet-era output levels.
AfterПосле theфинансијске кризе 1998 financial crisis, Yeltsin wasЈељцин atсе theнашао endна ofзаласку hisсвоје politicalполитичке careerкаријере. JustminutesСамо beforeнеколико theминута firstпре dayпрвог ofдана [[2000]], YeltsinЈељцин madeје aизненадио surpriseјавност announcementсвојом of his resignationоставком, leavingостављајући theвласт governmentу inрукама the hands of the little-knownмало Primeпознатог Ministerпремијера [[VladimirВладимира PutinПутина]], aбившег formerслужбеника KGBКГБ officialи andпредседника headагенције ofкоја theје KGB'sу postпост-Sovietсовјетској successorРусији agency.наследила InКГБ. 2000, theнови newпредседник actingје presidentлако easilyпобедио defeatedсвога hisпротивника opponentsна inпредседничким the presidential election onизборима [[March26. 26марта]],. winning on the first ballot2004. In2004поново heје wasизабран reelectedса with 71% percentгласова ofњегови theсарадници voteсу andдобли hisна alliesзаконодавним won legislative electionsизборима, butали withуз internationalприсуство andмеђународних domesticи observersдомаћих citingпосматрача. flaws. International observers were even more alarmed by late [[2004]] moves to further tighten the presidency's control over parliament, civil society, and regional officeholders.
