P/P/101. Russian parliament as a 'puppet' of president Putin

The dissertation aims at examining the current political situation in Russia focusing on the President / Parliament relationship. The author's objectives are to contend that president Putin has all the constitutional power to control the Duma (Russian parliament) and to compare Yeltsin's and Putin's presidency. The literary review based on books, journals, documents, speeches and interviews, allows the author to outline the structure and make-up of parliament and discuss its functioning in the light of the relationship between executive and legislative bodies. The study is mostly conducted using the comparative method and the methods of analysis and observation. These allow the author to conclude that present-day Russia has a hybrid system of power with the features of both, democratic and authoritarian regime.