Liberal or Authoritarian? How would you evaluate the 1993 Russian constitution? Draw on the constitution to illustrate your answer.

Title: Liberal or Authoritarian? How would you evaluate the 1993 Russian constitution? Draw on the constitution to illustrate your answer.
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Liberal or Authoritarian? How would you evaluate the 1993 Russian constitution? Draw on the constitution to illustrate your answer.
Liberal:[adj.] Tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition or; [n] A person who favours a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties. Authoritarian:[adj.] Characterized by or favouring absolute obedience to authority, as against individual freedom: an authoritarian regime, or; [adj.] Of, relating to, or expecting unquestioning obedience. To understand the fabric of the Russian constitution approved in December 1993, it is important to appreciate the political …showed first 75 words of 2489 total…
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