than a political event. The powerful bond between economics and

politics that was the integral characteristic of the state socialist

system created a situation that was unique for the successor states of

the Soviet Union. The Communist regime was so ingrain in every aspect

of Soviet life that the Russian people were left with little

democratic tradition. Russia faces the seemingly impracticable task of

economic liberalization and democratization. This is combined with the

fact that the new administration must address human rights issues,

such as living conditions and the supply of staple goods in this new

form of administration makes the prospect of a full democratic switch

To fully understand the scope of the transference of governing

power in the Russian Federation, one must first look at the old

Socialist/Communist regime, to see the circumstances under which it

fell gives a good view of why this transference is almost impossible.

In the beginning Communism seemed to the people of Russia as a

utopian ideal. The promise of the elimination of classes, of

guaranteed employment , "The creation of a comprehensi

from free-market reformers, and from nationalists and secessionists

their obedience they would receive employment, free health care, and a

new system is unjust. State assets were distributed disproportionately

voted to impeach Yeltsin and swore in Rutskoy as acting president. Led

NEP, this economy called for some private ownership of the means of

privatization has contributed greatly to the popular belief that this

makes this task almost impossible. The process of democratization of

to gain popular approval of reform policies. Yeltsin asked Rutskoy to

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Approximate Pages = 12 (250 words per page double spaced)