The President is commander-in-chief of armed forces, he makes treaties, enforces laws, appoints the Prime Minister to be approved by the Prime Minister to be approved by the State Duma.

The executive power belongs to the Government which is headed by the Prime Minister.

The judicial branch is the Constitutional Court.
The state Russian banner is three colored. It has three horizontal stripes: white, blue and red. The white stripe symbolises the earth, the blue - the sky, and the red one - liberty.

Now the national coat of arms is a two-headed eagle. It is the most ancient symbol of Russia .

Government in Russia

The Russian Federative Republic is set up by the Constitution on 1993.
Under the Constitution Russia is a Presidential Republic.
The federal government consists of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. Each of them is balanced by the President.

The legislative power is the Federal Assembly.
It consists of two chambers. The Upper Chamber is the Council of Federation. The Lower Chamber is the State Duma. The members of the State Duma are elected by popular vote for a four-year period. The Council of Federation is not elected. It is formed of the heads of the regions