Domestic and foreign policy of Putin

In 1998, V. Putin headed the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation. From March to August 1999, he served as Secretary of the Russian Security Council. August 16 was approved for the post of Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. And already on December 31 of the same year began to fulfill the duties of the President of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin was elected head of state on March 26, 2000 and began to fulfill his duties on May 7, 2000. For the second term, Vladimir Vladimirovich was elected on March 14, 2004 (until 2008). May 7, 2008, ceased to fulfill the duties of president and became chairman of the party "United Russia". And the next day, a new head of state, Dmitry Medvedev, signed a statement on the appointment of Putin as prime minister. But already in 2012 the politician again returned to the post of the president of the state.

Briefly about Vladimir Putin's foreign policy

As soon as Putin came to power in 2000, he approved the Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation. The main thrust of Putin's foreign policy, according to this treaty, is: "Russia must be an active player in the international arena, which is necessary to maintain the proper image of the state." For seven years, the president participated in the G8 summits. The politician spoke in Okinawa (Japan), in Genoa (Italy), Heiligendamme (Germany) and Kananaskis (Canada).

In 2004, Putin's foreign policy was still actively developing. The President officially visited China, where he signed an agreement on the transfer of the island of Tarabarov and the Great Ussuri island. The president often states to the public and journalists that the destruction of the USSR considers a geopolitical catastrophe and calls for the return of the status of the most powerful state in the world to the Russian Federation.

However, until 2004, Putin's foreign policy was of little interest, the head of state was occupied with the domestic policy of the country. In the same year he abolished the Yeltsin law on the division of production. After this abolition, huge sums of money from oil and gas began to flow into the state treasury of the Russian Federation. Many scholars believe that it was this abolition that led the Russian Federation to real independence, and also laid the foundation for the sovereignty of the country. But this position of the state did not suit the West. In 2004, there was a wave of terrorist attacks in Russia involving Chechen fighters. In order to prevent terrorist attacks, reforms were carried out in the police and FSB, and counter-terrorism measures were strengthened.

Putin's foreign policy briefly outlined in the article for 2016 turned out to be difficult: both the unresolved conflict on the territory of Ukraine, the absence of a positive outcome of the Minsk accords, and the extension of sanctions by the European Union.

The new policy of the Russian Federation

In 2007, President Putin's foreign policy finally departed from the international strategy of the first Russian president. In the same year at the Munich Conference on Security and Political Policy in Europe, the President delivered a speech, quoted by the media around the world. The statement consisted of such abstracts:

• In international relations, a unipolar model of the world order is impossible.
• The United States imposes its own policy on the world, sometimes even on force.
• The question of the need for military intervention is decided only by the UN.
• The political actions of the US and the president himself are very aggressive.
• NATO does not comply with international agreements.
• The OSCE is a convenient tool for bringing benefits to the Northern Alliance.
• The Russian Federation will continue to pursue its foreign policy exclusively in its own interests.

Despite such loud statements of the head of the Russian government, some countries supported his speech. But most world politicians have recognized Putin as one of the most aggressive politicians in the world.

Domestic policy of the head of the Russian government

When Putin was still prime minister, in 1999, he made an article entitled "Russia at the Turn of the Millennium". After this performance, his rating overtook Yeltsin and was 49%. In January 2000, people's confidence in politics was already 55%.

When the new head of the board assumed the post of president of the state, the country was close to destruction. In Russia there were a large number of social, economic and political problems. Russia's gross domestic product was ten times less than that of the United States, and 5 times less than China's. Already on February 25, 2000, V.Putin published the "Open Letter" to the people, where steps for the restoration and further development of the state were clearly spelled out, planned reforms and a policy course were outlined.

The four basic principles that were voiced in Vladimir Vladimirovich's "Open Letter":

• Active struggle against poverty of the population;
• Protection of the domestic market from criminal groups and local oligarchs;
• The revival of the national dignity of Russia and the Russians;
• Putin's foreign policy as president should be built on the protection of national interests.

Since that moment, the government headed by the president has begun to fight against unregistered oligarchs and actively supported the medium and small business. In May 2000, the president began to conduct a federal transformation.

Creation of a single legal space by the president

Establishing and maintaining order in the country, strengthening the vertical of power and state institutions - these were the first steps for Russia's withdrawal from the crisis. In accordance with the federal legislation, the legal basis of the state was updated. The legal space of the state has been restored. A clear division of powers between local governments and regions was carried out. The country has decentralized power.

Domestic policy and social direction of actions

Putin went on a new way of solving social problems and called it "a course for investing in people, which means - in the future of the country itself." The state policy aimed to improve and improve the living standards of citizens. The process of restoration of especially neglected spheres began: agriculture, education, health and housing.

About forty thousand units of diagnostic equipment and thirteen thousand ambulances were purchased. Approximately 1.3 million needy women from the poor and about 300,000 children received free medical care.

Improving the population growth of the state

Thanks to new reforms in the field of health care and material encouragement of birth rate, the demographic mark of the country has significantly improved. In 2010, the first holders of certificates were able to use material assistance. About 314 thousand young mothers in 2010 received cash from the state. The amount of aid has increased. Also in 2010, social assistance benefits for families with children were increased.

Strengthening the army and stabilizing the situation in Chechnya

With great effort, but still succeeded the president of the Russian Federation to stop the war in the North Caucasus. A serious blow was struck at terrorism and separatism. Chechnya has become a full-fledged subject of Russia. In the Chechen Republic, presidential and parliamentary elections were held, and the Constitution was adopted.

But at the same time, serious problems were found in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. After resolving the conflict in the north of the Caucasus, the Russian authorities improved the material security of the military, bought modern weapons and reformed the army.

Prosperity of corruption in power

Despite the positive development of the country's domestic policy, the president still does not manage to overcome and completely eradicate corruption. In 2007, there were excited about a thousand criminal cases because of bribes of officials. To date, corruption in the public procurement system is about 300 million rubles, which is 10% of the total volume of bribes. Despite all this, the legislation still does not have an article on combating corruption. Moreover, the laws of the Russian Federation even lack the very definition of corruption.

Apathy of citizens to politics

About 60% of Russians today are not interested in politics. About 94% of the citizens admitted that everything that happens in the country does not depend on them. Many blame the government, led by V.Putin.

Domestic and foreign policy, briefly reviewed by us, shows that the country's leadership has not created a single mechanism where dialogue with the people would take place, the requests of the population would be heard, where residents could take an active part in the development of their Motherland. Changes in electoral legislation have increasingly separated the "tops" of society from the "lower classes." The system of power is monopolized.

V.Putin's policy: for and against

Putin's foreign policy has outperformed the domestic one in recent years. On the world arena, the Russian Federation is gaining an influential force. To reduce the influence of Vladimir Putin on other countries, the West is trying to introduce the Russian Federation into economic and political isolation. In 2014, attempts were made to exclude Russia from the G8.

Putin's domestic and foreign policies for the second and fourth presidential term are of mixed significance. On the one hand, one can see the successful foreign policy of the state, and on the other, corruption negates all efforts. To eradicate this phenomenon in the country, Putin had more time than the rest of the rulers. But, unfortunately, corruption still exists.