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Complete the following sentences.

1. The new Constitution of Russia was adopted … .

2. The Russian Federation is structured as … .

3. The federal government is composed of … .

4. Legislative branch is … .

5. Executive branch … .

6. Judiciary branch includes … .

7. The president is elected by … .

8. Ministries of the government are composed … .

Give the answers to the questions below.

1. Why is Russia a semi-presidential republic?

2. What are the branches the federal government is composed of?

3. What is the president’s power?

4. What is the Federal Assembly responsible for?

5. What does judiciary branch include?

Speech Practice

Work in groups of three of four. Compose a conversation about modern Russia.

Supplementary Reading

Read this text about Russian language trying to guess the meaning of unknown words.