The President of the Russian Federation (Russian: Президент Российской Федерации Prezident Rossijskoj Federatsii) is the head of state, supreme commander-in-chief and holder of the highest office within the Russian Federation. Despite the fact that the Constitution of Russia does not explicitly determine the President as the head of the executive branch, executive power is de facto split between the President and the Prime Minister, who is the head of government. The current president of Russia is Vladimir Putin.
Before 25 December 1991 the head of state was known as the President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Russian: Президент Российской Советской Федеративной Социалистической Республики).
The Constitution of Russia also restricts the period during which a person can hold the office of the President to two consecutive terms. There is no limit to the total number of terms that a President may serve, just a limit on successive terms.
The election of the President is mainly regulated by the Presidential Election Law (PEL) and the Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights (BGL). The President is elected in a two-round system every six years, with a two term limitation. If no candidate wins an absolute majority in the first round, a second election round is held between the two leading candidates. The last presidential election was in 2012, and the next is expected in 2018.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Пу́тин; IPA: [vɫɐˈdʲimʲɪr vɫɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ ˈputʲɪn] ( listen); born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician who has been the President of Russia since 7 May 2012. Putin previously served as President from 2000 to 2008 and as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000, and again from 2008 to 2012. Putin also serves as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when president Boris Yeltsin resigned in a surprising move. Putin won the 2000 presidential election; in 2004 he was re-elected for a second term lasting until 7 May 2008.
Because of constitutionally mandated term limits, Putin was ineligible to run for a third consecutive presidential term. After his successor Dmitry Medvedev won the 2008 presidential election, Putin was nominated by Medvedev to be Russia's Prime Minister; Putin took office on 8 May 2008 and a period of so-called "tandemocracy" followed. In September 2011, Putin and Medvedev agreed he should seek a third, non-consecutive term in the 2012 presidential election, which he won in the first round on 4 March 2012.
Crack the code. Take back your mind.
Bob: [getting drunk] It's not a real burger, Misha, if I can't have extra ketchup. It's just a fucking... it's a fucking facade. This whole country is just like one Hollywood back lot, fucking, facade. And it's a really shitty made one, at that.
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A group of scientific intelligence experts must track down the source of a mysterious seismic signal that is causing pinpoints of destruction around the globe. When a Russian ship is disabled, tensions between Russia and the U.S. are revived, threatening to re-ignite the Cold War. When the team finally uncovers the truth about the Krone experiment, they discover a ticking doomsday clock, one whose hands cannot be turned back, whose unstoppable pendulum swings through the very Earth itself...
Keywords: animal-death, astronomer, based-on-novel, beauty, black-hole, brain-injured-man, catatonic-state, central-intelligence-agency, child-in-peril, chinese
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Former Navy SEAL "Rod Armstrong" (Frank Zagarino) is now a freelance military trainer living in Moscow, Russia, who is unexpectedly visited by the man (Charles Napier) who trained him as a SEAL. "Bob" (Napier) is accompanied to Moscow by his wife (Kimberly Kates), whom he also trained as a SEAL, for a vacation. However, "Bob" is there to recruit "Armstrong" to help in with a Special Ops mission from the President himself. "Bob" has brought a video tape with him which shows a Russian military base housing missiles with nuclear warheads that are being purchased on the Black Market. However, when "Bob" gets murdered, it's up to "Armstrong", "Susan" and a Russian soldier to bring those responsible to justice.
Keywords: bra-less, female-frontal-nudity, female-nudity, independent-film, red-pubic-hair, redhead, shower, warhead
The Cold War Was Just Heated Up.
General Zukov: Armstrong, you're hired!::Rod Armstrong: I'm very expensive.::General Zukov: You're still hired.
Rod Armstrong: Where's Susan?::Lt. Yuri: [Speaks Russian]::Rod Armstrong: Speak English!::Lt. Yuri: No speak English good.::Rod Armstrong: Then speak English bad! Where's the girl?::Lt. Yuri: Girl? No understand.::Rod Armstrong: [Speaks Russian]::Lt. Yuri: They kill me if I talk!::Rod Armstrong: I kill you if you don't!
Ponytail: [pointing a gun at Armstrong] In a second, I'm gonna shoot you straight to Hell!::Rod Armstrong: [Armstrong disarms and throws a spear at Ponytail, killing him] If you're gonna shoot, shoot, don't talk!
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The US economy is in a rut, and so is the president's approval rating. What we need is a good war, but the Russians aren't interested. Hey -- how about that big polite country to the north? Niagara Fall Sheriff Bud B. Boomer takes this all a bit too seriously, though.
Keywords: anti-propaganda, atomic-weapons, box-office-flop, canada, canada-at-war, canadian-stereotype, cia, cn-tower, conspiracy, defense-worker
It Gets Lonely at the Top, When There's No More Butt to Kick.
Surrender pronto, or we'll level Toronto!
Bud Boomer is leading the American invasion into Canada. Just as soon as he can find it.
Help America fight the Canadians
Roy Boy: How come you never see any black guys playing hockey?::Kabral: Now do you think it's easy to just gradually take over every professional sport? Let me tell you something, man. Brothers have started figuring out this ice thing. Hope you enjoyed it!
Boomer: I'll tell ya another thing: their beer sucks!
Roy Boy: I want to call the American embassy!::Boomer: All I said was "Canadian beer sucks!"::[riot intensifies]::Kabral: People! People! Can't we all just get along?
Smiley: How do you know that was a nuclear facility?::General Panzer: Well, they tricked us on that one. That's a hospital. But it's a hell of a strike!
Gus: These Canadians suffer from a serious inferiority complex. That's why they built this: The Canadian National Tower! World's largest free-standing structure!
Gus: Canadians are always dreaming up a lotta ways to ruin our lives. The metric system, for the love of God! Celsius! Neil Young!
Honey: [reading card] "Best wishes, Gordon Lightfoot." Eeew!
Boomer: There's a time to think, and a time to act. And this, gentlemen, is no time to think.
RCMP Officer at Headquarters: I don't know what you're talking aboot, eh?::Kabral: Aboot! It's ABOUT! And what's with this 'eh' business?::Roy Boy: [pointing a gun] We have ways of making you pronounce the letter O, pal.
Boomer: Y'know, it's a free country. If he doesn't like it here, he can swim across the river to Canada. Lotta work there.
The Russian Dicktator: Those who are about to f***, salute you!
American President: Twit! What the hell is going on there? Sounds to me, Twit, like you're headed for another one of those sex scandals there. Can't understand you English... you never hear of an American politician getting involved in a sex scandal!::British Prime Minister: Well, sir, it's probably, sir, because you are too busy trying to screw your public.