Noble, Benjamin; Chaisty, Paul; (2022) The Federal Assembly – more than just a “rubber stamp”? In: Gill, Graeme, (ed.) Routledge Handbook of Russian Politics and Society. (pp. 99-110). Routledge: London, UK.

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For many observers of Russian politics, the country’s bicameral national parliament – the Federal Assembly – is a sham institution: a “rubber stamp” body that simply nods through decisions made by the president without providing effective oversight or representation. According to a wide range of analyses, the emergence of United Russia as the dominant “party of power” under President Vladimir Putin facilitated a highly effective “unity of purpose” in a formally separation of powers system, allowing the executive branch to dominate the legislature. This chapter provides an overview of the profound changes in the Russian parliament’s place in post-Soviet politics, looking at important legislative functions that comparative scholarship has noted for assemblies in both democracies and non-democracies. It traces the changing parliamentary dynamics over time by looking at the main functions and roles performed by legislatures: from law-making to oversight, and from representation and elite recruitment to popular approval and legitimacy.

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