Russian Democracy: Crisis as Progress.

The article offers information on the democratization process in Russia. Political parties and movements played a significant role in the transition of Russia from a totalitarian state into a democratic country. Details concerning the essential factors that led on the collapse of communism in Soviet Union is presented, followed by discussion on the events at the Seventh Congress of People's Deputies in December 1992. The Congress focuses on the division of legislative and executive power in the new Russian democracy. The emergence of political consciousness and democratic structures in Russia reflect the process of democratic development in the country.