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"Sovereign democracy" (Russian: суверенная демократия, transl. suverennaya demokratiya) is a term describing modern Russian politics first used by Vladislav Surkov on 22 February 2006 in a speech before a gathering of the Russian political party United Russia.[1] According to Surkov, sovereign democracy is:
A society's political life where the political powers, their authorities and decisions are decided and controlled by a diverse Russian nation for the purpose of reaching material welfare, freedom and fairness by all citizens, social groups and nationalities, by the people that formed it.[2]
Sovereign Democracy in Russia was realised in the form of a dominant-party system which was put into place in 2007 when as a result of the Russian legislative election of 2007 the political party United Russia, headed by president Vladimir Putin, without forming a government, formally became the leading and guiding force in Russian society.
Concrete priorities and orientations of Sovereign Democracy were conceptualized in Prime Minister Putin's Plan.
According to The Washington Post, the term sovereign democracy conveys that "Russia's regime is democratic and, second, that this claim must be accepted without demanding any proof, period. Any attempt at verification will be regarded as unfriendly and as meddling in Russia's domestic affairs."[3] Yuri Semyonov wrote in 2008:
The concept of sovereignty relates to government as a whole, and not to a certain form of rule or to a political regime. Democracy can be direct or representative, real (which has never actually existed in the human history), formal (as in antiquity, or the modern Western countries), or a fiction (as in the USSR and other so-called socialist countries).[4]
Commenting on the term in an interview for Expert published in 2006, Dmitry Medvedev said that sovereignty and democracy belong in different conceptual categories and that fusing them is impossible. "If you take the word 'democracy' and start attaching qualifiers to it that would seem a little odd. It would lead one to think that we're talking about some other, non-traditional type of democracy."[5]
On 19 July 2006, Mikhail Gorbachev commented on the abolitions of single-member constituencies as well as the raising of the threshold for participation in the Duma to 7%. He stated that "these innovations into legislation cannot be justified by theories of 'sovereign' or 'managed' democracy. Limitations that may be found to be necessary when the very existence of the government and its citizens may be threatened must be looked upon as temporary, and not elevated into principles, like is done by the theorists of 'sovereign' and 'managed' democracy. These kinds of definitions distort the essence of democracy, just like the concepts of 'socialist' and 'people's' democracy before them."[6]
Whilst talking about sovereign democracy in 2006, Mikhail Kasyanov said that "... the aims of this doctrine are quite clear: the concentration and holding of political power and property at any cost. The consequences of this are already evident, including the glorification of populism, the steady destruction of private and public institutions and the departure from the principles of the law, democracy, and the free market."[7]
I get nervous when people put labels in front of democracy. Sovereign democracy, managed democracy, people's democracy, socialist democracy, Aryan democracy, Islamic democracy—I am not a big fan of adjectives. Managed democracy doesn't sound like democracy. Sovereign democracy strikes me as meaningless.[8]
^Transcript of a speech by the Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of Russia, aide to the president of the Russian Federation, Vladislav Surkov for the centre of partisan study and preparation of the staff of "United Russian", 7 February 2006. 12 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^Expert #43(537), 20 November 2006, "Nationalisation of the Future" 5 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine
^Putin's "Sovereign Democracy" by Masha Lipman, The Washington Post, 15 July 2006
^Yuri Semyonov The history of Marxist philosophy in the USSR is very sad...
^"Expert" #28(522) 24 July 2006 16 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine
^Lenta.ru on 19 July 2006, "Gorbachev blamed the Russian elite in outcasting citizens from politics"
^Mikhail Kasyanov, "Empire of Freedom", Коммерсантъ #159(3490) 29.08.2006
^Fried, Daniel (17 January 2007). "Current Policy Towards Russia, Serbia, and Kosovo". VOA Eurasia Division (Interview). Interviewed by Ivana Kuhar. U.S. Department of State.
"Sovereignty is a political synonym for the ability to compete", Vladislav Surkov, public speech, 7 February 2006
"Nationalisation of the Future", Vladislav Surkov
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Russian April 2014 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Russian article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 2 747 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Russian Wikipedia article at ru Suverennaya demokratiya see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated ru Suverennaya demokratiya to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Sovereign democracy Russian suverennaya demokratiya transl suverennaya demokratiya is a term describing modern Russian politics first used by Vladislav Surkov on 22 February 2006 in a speech before a gathering of the Russian political party United Russia 1 According to Surkov sovereign democracy is A society s political life where the political powers their authorities and decisions are decided and controlled by a diverse Russian nation for the purpose of reaching material welfare freedom and fairness by all citizens social groups and nationalities by the people that formed it 2 This term was used thereafter by political figures such as Sergei Ivanov Vladimir Putin Boris Gryzlov and Vasily Yakemenko It is the official ideology of the Russian youth movement NASHI created in support of Vladimir Putin Sovereign Democracy in Russia was realised in the form of a dominant party system which was put into place in 2007 when as a result of the Russian legislative election of 2007 the political party United Russia headed by president Vladimir Putin without forming a government formally became the leading and guiding force in Russian society Concrete priorities and orientations of Sovereign Democracy were conceptualized in Prime Minister Putin s Plan Contents 1 Criticism 2 See also 3 References 4 SourcesCriticism EditAccording to The Washington Post the term sovereign democracy conveys that Russia s regime is democratic and second that this claim must be accepted without demanding any proof period Any attempt at verification will be regarded as unfriendly and as meddling in Russia s domestic affairs 3 Yuri Semyonov wrote in 2008 The concept of sovereignty relates to government as a whole and not to a certain form of rule or to a political regime Democracy can be direct or representative real which has never actually existed in the human history formal as in antiquity or the modern Western countries or a fiction as in the USSR and other so called socialist countries 4 Commenting on the term in an interview for Expert published in 2006 Dmitry Medvedev said that sovereignty and democracy belong in different conceptual categories and that fusing them is impossible If you take the word democracy and start attaching qualifiers to it that would seem a little odd It would lead one to think that we re talking about some other non traditional type of democracy 5 On 19 July 2006 Mikhail Gorbachev commented on the abolitions of single member constituencies as well as the raising of the threshold for participation in the Duma to 7 He stated that these innovations into legislation cannot be justified by theories of sovereign or managed democracy Limitations that may be found to be necessary when the very existence of the government and its citizens may be threatened must be looked upon as temporary and not elevated into principles like is done by the theorists of sovereign and managed democracy These kinds of definitions distort the essence of democracy just like the concepts of socialist and people s democracy before them 6 Whilst talking about sovereign democracy in 2006 Mikhail Kasyanov said that the aims of this doctrine are quite clear the concentration and holding of political power and property at any cost The consequences of this are already evident including the glorification of populism the steady destruction of private and public institutions and the departure from the principles of the law democracy and the free market 7 United States Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried in office 2005 2009 stated in a 2007 interview I get nervous when people put labels in front of democracy Sovereign democracy managed democracy people s democracy socialist democracy Aryan democracy Islamic democracy I am not a big fan of adjectives Managed democracy doesn t sound like democracy Sovereign democracy strikes me as meaningless 8 See also EditAuthoritarianism Conservative democracy Guided democracy Human rights Illiberal democracyReferences Edit Transcript of a speech by the Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of Russia aide to the president of the Russian Federation Vladislav Surkov for the centre of partisan study and preparation of the staff of United Russian 7 February 2006 Archived 12 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine Expert 43 537 20 November 2006 Nationalisation of the Future Archived 5 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine Putin s Sovereign Democracy by Masha Lipman The Washington Post 15 July 2006 Yuri Semyonov The history of Marxist philosophy in the USSR is very sad Expert 28 522 24 July 2006 Archived 16 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine Lenta ru on 19 July 2006 Gorbachev blamed the Russian elite in outcasting citizens from politics Mikhail Kasyanov Empire of Freedom Kommersant 159 3490 29 08 2006 Fried Daniel 17 January 2007 Current Policy Towards Russia Serbia and Kosovo VOA Eurasia Division Interview Interviewed by Ivana Kuhar U S Department of State Sources EditProject Russia Sovereign democracy analytical portal Sovereignty is a political synonym for the ability to compete Vladislav Surkov public speech 7 February 2006 Nationalisation of the Future Vladislav Surkov Our Russian model of democracy is called Sovereign democracy Vladislav Surkov briefing 28 June 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sovereign democracy amp oldid 1082200808, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
