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An economic study distinguished 21 oligarchic groups as of 2003. [11] Between 2000 and 2004, Putin apparently engaged in a power struggle with some oligarchs, reaching a "grand bargain" with them. This bargain allowed the oligarchs to maintain their powers, in exchange for their explicit support of – and alignment with – Putin's government.
Oligarchy (from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía) 'rule by few'; from ὀλίγος (olígos) 'few' and ἄρχω (árkhō) 'to rule, command') [1][2][3] is a conceptual form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people. These people may or may not be distinguished by one or several characteristics, such ...
Ukrainian oligarchs. Ukrainian oligarchs (Ukrainian: українські олігархи, romanized: ukrainski oliharkhy) are business oligarchs who emerged on the economic and political scene of Ukraine after the 1991 Ukrainian independence referendum. This period saw Ukraine transitioning to a market economy, with the rapid privatization of ...
t. e. Authoritarianism is a political system characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in democracy, separation of powers, civil liberties, and the rule of law. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Political scientists have created many typologies describing variations of ...
t. e. A military junta (/ ˈhʊntə, ˈdʒʌntə / ⓘ) is a system of government led by a committee of military leaders. The term junta means "meeting" or "committee" and originated in the national and local junta organized by the Spanish resistance to Napoleon's invasion of Spain in 1808. [1] The term is now used to refer to an authoritarian ...
Soviet Union. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, the early Soviet Union was a "modern example" of a totalitarian state. [2] Britannica says it was "the first examples of decentralized or popular totalitarianism, in which the state achieved overwhelming popular support for its leadership". This contrasted with earlier totalitarian states that ...
This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present. [2]
Portrait of Robert Filmer, the first person to use the term stratocracy in English. [1] A stratocracy (from Ancient Greek στρατός (stratós) ' army ' and κράτος (krátos) 'dominion, power'), [2] also called stratiocracy, [3][4][5] is a form of government headed by military chiefs. [6] The branches of government are administered by ...