Map showing the 88 'subjects' of the Russian Federation --xiv -- Part I From Soviet Union to Russian Federation -- 1 Transition from communism in Russia -- 3 -- Part II State -- 2 Presidency -- 23 -- 3 Government -- 48 -- 4 Governing the regions -- 64 -- 5 Security and defence -- 83 -- 6 State and the law -- 97 -- Part III Parliamentary representation -- 7 Federal Assembly -- 113 -- 8 Elections -- 128 -- 9 Political parties -- 146 -- Part IV Interests, social issues and the media -- 10 Groups in Russian politics -- 173 -- 11 Politics of economic reform -- 192 -- 12 Information and the media -- 213 -- 13 Social issues -- 231 -- Part V International dimension -- 14 Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the world -- 253.