What is the current state of Political Parties in Russia?
I know that the USSR only had the Communist party, but since the break-up I haven't heard anything about the parties.
When I watch the news, even though I'm British, I know that George Bush is a Republican, Jacques Chirac is UMP, Gerhard Schroeder is SPD and Jos& Mar&a Aznar is PP, yet from Russia, I know nothing! Vladimir Putin is just Vladimir Putin.
What party is he from, and what other parties are there? Are there Centre left/right parties like in Western Europe, or are the hard Left/right still more popular?
Phil