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7.5. После ознакомления с текстом, согласитесь или не согласитесь со следующими утверждениями (True/False Statements):

  1. Russia is a republic of the former USSR.
  2. Russia was a typical Soviet republic.
  3. KGB was responsible for the security of the country.
  4. Since the dissolution of the USSR real power in Russia has been exercised by the central authorities of CPSU.
  5. Soviet-era constitution was approved by popular referendum.
  6. According to the Constitution the president has the right to dissolve bicameral legislature.
  7. Now the legislators serve 2 years.
  8. The judges don’t serve life-terms any more.
  9. Russia’s legislature is bicameral.

7.6. Прочитайте текст. Переведите слова и выражения в скобках:

Local Government


Russia is composed of 32 ethnic divisions – 21 …1…(республики), 1 autonomous oblast, and 10 autonomous okrugs – and 55 administrative divisions: 49 oblasts and 6 krays (territories). Separate ..2… (административные) districts exist for major cities, such as Moscow and St Petersburg. These …3… (политические) divisions vary in size from the Republic of Sakha (Yakutiya), which has a total area of more than 3.1 million sq km (1.2 million sq mi), to the Republic of Adygeya, which has a total area of 7,600 sq km (2,934 sq mi). Although the republics are based on non-Russian ethnic groups, …4… (русские) make up a sizable portion of the …5… (население) in each republic.

After the …6… (роспуск) of the USSR, the ethnic republics sought more autonomy within Russia. A …7… (договор) on relations between the federal …8… (правительство) and the republics …9… (был подписан) in March 1992 outlining the …10…(права) and responsibilities of both levels of government. In the 1993 constitution, the republics …11…(предоставляются) special rights, including the right to …12…(принимать) their own constitutions, anthems, and flags.

7.7. Заполните пропуски в предложениях, выбрав из предложенных слов подходящие по смыслу:


Approved, articles, candidate, citizens, competitive, correspondence, delegates, elections, guarantees, government, held, major, meetings, parliamentary, party, private, ran, right, vote.
  1. The Soviet government looked much like any other country's ….
  2. All … 18 years of age or older are eligible to vote.
  3. Every two years there were … to the local and regional councils.
  4. Only one … was selected for each position.
  5. She was selected by the … officials.
  6. Real power was … by the Green party that year.
  7. Under Gorbachev several … changes were introduced.
  8. In 1989 he initiated a limited form of democracy, allowing … elections at the national level.
  9. The … selected Gorbachev.
  10. Yeltsin … for election as a delegate to the Congress of People's Deputies in 1989 and won with 90% of the … in his district, the Moscow Region.
  11. Following Yeltsin's victory over the opposition, … elections were held (on Dec. 12, 1993).
  12. At the same time voters … a new constitution.
  13. It … freedom of speech and religion, the … to organize "public associations," and the right to arrange "…, processions, and picketing".
  14. Among the new … are those guaranteeing confidentiality of …, telephone conversations, and other communications; … property; freedom of movement; and the right to emigrate.

7.8. Заполните пропуски в тексте предлогами там, где это необходимо:


By, in, for, from, of, over, with.

The constitution provides …1… a strong president, elected …2… the people …3… a four-year term and exercising broad powers …4… domestic and foreign policy. The president may declare martial law or a state …5… emergency and may rule …6… decree …7… the permission …8… the legislature. The legislature is a Federal Assembly …9… two houses, the State Duma and the Federal Council. The Duma consists …10… 450 deputies elected …11… the people …12… four-year terms. It has considerable power …13… the federal budget and tax policy. The Duma must approve …14… the president's nominees …15… prime minister and chairman …16… the Central Bank, and it may remove the president …17… office if he is accused …18… treason or "another grave crime." The president may dissolve the Duma if it rejects …19… three successive nominees …20… prime minister. The Federal Council is composed …21… representatives …22… each …23… Russia's republics, provinces, territories, and regions. Along …24… the president it reviews all measures passed …25… the Duma.

7.9. Заполните пропуски в тексте, выбрав из предложенных слов и выражений, подходящие по смыслу:


Assembly, Duma, emblem, former, imagines, lately, local, mean, national, one, Russia, symbol, state, symbolises, thing, unofficial.

Today the state …1… of Russia is a three coloured banner. It has three horizontal stripes: white, blue and red. The white stripe …2… the earth, the blue …3… stands for the sky, and the red one symbolises liberty. It was the first …4… symbol that replaced the …5… symbols in 1991. The hymn of Russia is “The Patriotic Song" by M. Glinka. A new …6… emblem is a two-headed eagle. It is the most ancient symbol of …7…. It originates from the heraldic …8… of the Ryricovitchies. So far all these symbols are …9…. They have never been approved by the Federal …10….