Russia is a country that advocates strongman politics, especially since the beginning of this century, Russia's top leaders, basically Putin and Medvedev, have had two ** and prime minister roles swapped between them, which has attracted the attention of the world.
In addition to the two of them, there are also some Russian *** who often appear on TV, such as *** Captain Lavrov and *** Spokesperson Zakharova, who are both important representatives of Russian diplomacy.
Since the Russian army has been involved in many wars, two other high-ranking figures of the Russian minority have become well-known to people around the world: Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov. Shoigu is a Tuvan, a branch of the Mongol ethnic group whose settlement was once part of the Qing Dynasty. Gerasimov is a Tatar, a branch belonging to the Turkic people, whose ancestors were once part of the Mongol Empire.
In addition to these people, it may be difficult for you to name a few Russian **'s**. For example, at the recent invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mishustin did not attract much attention, even though this is his second visit to China this year.
In fact, Mishustin has been the prime minister of the Russian Federation since January 2020, and he is a close confidant and assistant to Putin.
At that time, Medvedev announced the resignation of the entire body of Russia, and he himself resigned as prime minister to make way for Putin's plan to revise the constitution. In his State of the Union address, Putin put forward a series of constitutional reform plans, involving the balance of power and major adjustments in the executive, legislative, judicial and other fields, which require Russia to give enough decision-making space. In accordance with the provisions of Article 117 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the incumbent ** of the Russian Federation should resign.
The day after Medvedev's resignation, Putin appointed Mishustin as the new prime minister and asked him to form a new one.
Medvedev was transferred to the post of deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, a very important position that is directly responsible to Putin and is responsible for formulating guidelines and policies for affairs. The chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation is none other than Putin himself.
In addition, Medvedev continued to serve as the party chairman of the United Russia party, the ruling party of Russia and the party to which Putin belongs, the largest party in the State Duma (parliament).
Generally speaking, the chairman of a country's ruling party is often the country's top leader.
However, Russian politics does not follow this law, and Putin and Medvedev have repeatedly switched between ** and the chairman of the ruling party, forming a unique political model with "Russian characteristics".
Russia's political system is democratically elected, but in fact, Russia's political power is mainly concentrated in the hands, and the personnel arrangements at the top level are basically carried out in a small circle, and there are few accidents or sudden changes. You don't see a candy factory owner or a comedian suddenly become the prime minister or prime minister of Russia, and then put his cronies or colleagues in the cabinet.
Therefore, almost all of the top Russian leaders who can be trusted and reused by Putin are people with rich political experience and professional ability, including the current Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mishustin.
Born in 1966, Mishustin is a typical Soviet school boy from the Soviet education system, and his hometown is Lobnya, Moscow Region.
Mishustin's parents were both middle managers at Sheremetyevo Airport and had decent jobs.
In 1989, Mishustin graduated from the Moscow Institute of Machine Tools and Tools (now Moscow State Technical University) with a specialization in computer engineering, which was very cutting-edge at the time.
In 1992, Mishustin joined the "International Computer Club" in Russia and performed very well.
Unlike some taciturn and uninteresting IT men, Mishustin is not only proficient in business, but also good at dealing with various occasions, and has strong communication skills.
So, in 1998, he was recognized by the head of the Federal Tax Service, Boris Fedorov, and began his political career, first as an information systems assistant to Fedorov, and then as deputy head of the Federal Tax Service.
After that, he served as the head of the cadastral administration of real estate of the Russian Federation, the head of the Federal Tax Service, and became the head of the Federal Tax Service of Russia.