RussiaAs a country, Russia has gone through many different government systems. In the beginning, Russia was ruled by autocratic tsars. As the country went through revolutions and wars, the ideologies of people and governments began to change. Although outwardly it may seem that Russia has moved from an autocratic form to a rather democratic form, many people disagree. To analyze this transition in more detail, it is appropriate to briefly discuss the history of the country.Russian history: the tsars until the collapse of the Soviet UnionIn the 1414s, Russia or the Russian Empire was one of the superpowers in Europe. It was certainly the largest country in the world with a very diverse population. The population of Russia included Russians, Germans, Slavs, Poles and even Asians. Considering the diversity of the population, the representation of religion in the state was also quite diverse. However, although it was vast and diverse, politically and socially Russia was quite backward. At that time there was very little industry and most of the population relied on agriculture. At the time, Russia was ruled by a series of tsars. The tsars were autocrats, which clearly meant that only the tsar could rule and govern Russia. Tsarist power was not limited by any conditional or legal methods. Similarly, there was no concept of an elected assembly or parliament in the empire either. To assist the Tsar in running the country, there were a number of ministers who were effectively appointed by the Tsar. This was very important because the Tsarists did not want any participation or choice of the citizens living in the country. For this reason it is quite clear that the only way for this au...... middle of paper ......re; he retained his seat on the Security Council. Many of the old Soviet states still maintained close economic ties with each of them. The new countries that were created, some of them elected to maintain their autocratic government and others preferred democratic government. Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union Hugh Seton Watson in his analysis of the Russian Empire stated that one factor was common in Russian history and that was the principle of autocracy. In comparison, Seton said that in Western Europe there has been a long-standing power struggle between the social elite and the monarchy. The reason a successful monarchy was established in Western Europe is that the elite class won. Likewise, since power and privileges were not reserved for the elite of the autocracy that supported the dominance that those autocrats had over the region..