How Russia Has Used Its Legal System as a Political Weapon | WSJ Timeline
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- Опубликовано: 3 июн 2024
- From Joseph Stalin to Vladimir Putin, Russian leaders have updated and evolved the country’s legal system. Yet for all of its reforms, it remains a tool that can be used to crack down on dissent and opposition.
WSJ takes a look at how Russia's justice system has been used through various periods of history.
0:00 Throughout history, Russian leaders have attempted to modernize and mold the nation’s judicial system
1:11 The Soviet Union’s impact on the Russian legal system
2:50 How Russia revamped the courts after the collapse of the Soviet Union
4:08 How Putin has changed the Russian constitution
#Russia #Putin #WSJ
When US talked about espionage. :)
Why won't you call for the release of Assange?
That is amazing how politicians use law to their interest.
Its as if i see it alot at the Capitol Hill
You should look at the us best example trump still fighting bogus allegations
Yeah, that's Russia, bro
@@thegreatoleg whoooshhhh
The smell of hypocrisy is so nasty here lol
Hilarious how they make this seem like it's some foreign concept only used in other countries but it's been done many times over right here in the US.
0:08 ♪♫... time after time... ♫♪
lol u coconut
the USA is the master of law player
The USA is morally superior to Russia.
""Two men, an American and a Russian were arguing. One said, in my country I can go to the white house walk to the president's office and pound the desk and say "Mr president! I don't like how you're running things in this country!" The Russian said "I can do that too!"
"Really?"
"Yes! I can go to the Kremlin, walk into the general secretary's office and pound the desk and say, Mr. secretary, I don't like how Reagan is running his country!" - Ronald Reagan
@@TheCelticsAREboss Two man a Russian and American where arguing who has more oil in there country
Russian said we have lots of oil and natural gas in our country
The American guy said oh even we have lots of oil and natural gas as well
We just have to know in which country and that country becomes ours .
@@langkungteron3341 Soviet Union collapsed lol
Does WSJ still pay their detained journalist?
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How Russia found the greatest patriot to rebuild and protect Russia against US interference...
Lots of people commenting “The US does it too, stop being hypocritical” seem to not actually understand how corrupt Russia is regarding judicial independence and fairness.
Actual Russians will acknowledge there’s a real difference between the courts in Russia, and the courts in the US.
Doesn’t mean the US Justice department doesn’t do shady stuff, but you wouldn’t get punished severely or at all with things in the US as you would in Russia, and depending on the crime accused (because you can be Putin’s political rival and jailed like Navalny), you could be given a harsh and excessive punishment deliberately because of who you are.
What you mean like, jailing people for making a meme 🤔?
@@RM-jb2bv he fraudulently tricked people into not voting by making them believe they could phone in a vote. You can’t trick people into taking away their right to vote.
Exactly. I challenge anyone to find an equivalent in the US of the Brittney Griner case
"Two men, an American and a Russian were arguing. One said, in my country I can go to the white house walk to the president's office and pound the desk and say "Mr president! I don't like how you're running things in this country!" The Russian said "I can do that too!"
"Really?"
"Yes! I can go to the Kremlin, walk into the general secretary's office and pound the desk and say, Mr. secretary, I don't like how Reagan is running his country!"
You can also be jailed based on false evidence and have no recourse against the prosecutor because the prosecutor is trying to go for a 5 yr conviction streak.
US politicans get wage wars get millions killed and still get away with it. How is that a fair justice system?
For those talking about hypocrisy, there is a massive difference if you ever find yourself a defendant in Russia or The United States.
Yes, the US justice system has its issues, but at least we can acknowledge that fact and try to change it. Please, try to go protest against the justice system in Russia and see what happens.
They can’t even call it a war, and will get thrown in prison if not calling it a “a special military operation” 💀btw the ones commenting that are Russian bots dodging mobilization.
Tass News Agency : A American espionage was arrested named trackstar 35!
What exactly happens?
@@bolianpinch-sj1mcYou get arrested
@@bolianpinch-sj1mcThat doesn't happen in the US.
WSJ, I just will know your explanation about legal system as a political weapon of your title. What do you mean about the meaning of legal system, it's so bias words if WSJ doesn't explain which the legal system and which political weapon is. And who is your interviewer? Does she have some qualification of law
Y'all can be proud of it.
Please make the same video for america also
We should have part 2, How USA used its legal system as political weapon
Anything you can do I can do better- USA
"Two men, an American and a Russian were arguing. One said, in my country I can go to the white house walk to the president's office and pound the desk and say "Mr president! I don't like how you're running things in this country!" The Russian said "I can do that too!"
"Really?"
"Yes! I can go to the Kremlin, walk into the general secretary's office and pound the desk and say, Mr. secretary, I don't like how Reagan is running his country!" - Ronald Reagan
When 500 000 of your troops on 800 military bases are occupying 130 countries is certainly not putting any political pressure on anyone around the world.
Carrying out coups and color revolutions is no pressure at all.
Imposing illegal sanctions on countries and stealing their assets and resources is law and order all the way.
Did you watch the video? They’re saying that Russia jails whoever for no reason, can’t even protest. Those military bases are also agreements in place
@@Worldaffairslover If you protest in America calling for overthrow of the government they will jail you too.
@@Worldaffairslover lol
@@Worldaffairslover american spies exist
every single country BEGGED US troops to stay and protect them
Please stop bothering them ...let them mind their own business
@Katye Dyakova He just want to repeat US mistake during WWII by "not bothering them" "let him take what he wants".
Россия будет свободной!
Another way to view these things is that Russia needed time after the collapse of the Soviet. Many elements of the KGB, such as Putin, were among the best people they had, and they were already organized, so this was arguably the best place from which to start to rebuild a strong Russia. Or did we desire a weak Russia?
It is difficult to understand why we seem unable to see much good or trustworthiness in the Russian people or their government. I think it is because they make a convenient enemy.
One is rather at a loss for words...
But now we are advised to prepare for a new era. There is cause to believe it will be something like the era of 1930-1940. That generation became known as The Great Generation.
I look forward to seeing you there...
The answer is no
Good reporting, terrible “creaky voice” interviewers at WSJ almost across the board. Speech classes used to be mandatory!
It could not have been different in post-war Russia. But this is something vague in the minds of Americans and Anglo-Saxons, especially when the war was not on their territory and they have no idea of the losses on the Russian front and the cost of the Red Army.
Pearl Harbor, perhaps something you remember, and the response to the attack is still remembered. So justice has degrees and dimensions determined by geopolitics and the peculiarities of the ethnic group.
And China 🇨🇳
*Cue US Government waging war against Black Americans throughout the 20th century music!*
Russia has a legal system??
Khel khel m aage bado , nonveg music recipe possible,'
Average russian when they recieve valid criticism over their dictatorship: Stupid america they are worse 😡
You mean just like America does?
But stalin is not Russia
I like the video and the comments
Russia corruption and America corruption
When y'all gonna tell us why USA keep fighting war around the world ?
Your brain is too small to understand 🧠😞😂😂😂
CAPITALISM LEADS TO IMPERIALISM!!!!
reminds me to the USA if someone from outside the establishments runs for president for example. ask trump or sanders.
“oUtSiDe ThE EsTaBliShMeNt”
1. Trump is the defacto head of the GOP.
2. Trump pushed the idea of his opponents going to jail, even supporting an investigation based on his claims of fraud that came up empty.
3. Sanders didn’t go to jail, and wasn’t charged of anything. He didn’t get the primary vote. Let’s not pretend like he’s been legally persecuted.
4. Unlike Russia, You didn’t see Trump in jail in 2016 or sanders in jail, and under the US legal system, candidates can still run even while in jail.
You’re trying to draw comparisons that don’t equate
Nah. America did better in it
America, as well. Stop being hypocrite.
No one said Russia is the only one….
@J it's implied.
@@IllIlIIllIlIIIll it isn’t. You’re assuming.
There’s a difference between the US Justice department, and the justice department under Putin.
Putin’s opposition ends up either dead, or imprisoned. They quite literally illegalized open opposition to Putin’s war.
Doesn’t mean the US hasn’t used its laws for geopolitical reasons, but let’s not pretend the US justice system and the Russian one are one of the same, or of equal integrity.
You do something Putin doesn’t like, and you’ll literally be in jail charged with whatever crime they want. Doesn’t even matter if it’s true or not, but I’d trust the American legal system before the Russian, considering that I can criticize my president for whatever and NOT end up serving years in prison
How often do we take Russians, arrest them and accuse them of espionage WITHOUT PROVIDING ANY EVIDENCE OR PROOF SUPPORTING IT?
But you’ll probably argue that charging someone 10 years over a small quantity of weed is fair because “well, it’s illegal!”, while ignoring the non-natural rate of imprisonment by Judicial authorities
Russia does it much worse.
WSJ crying hard
Did people see what NY DA is doing to a former US president ?
Yes, the one that paid for the hooker? 😂😂😂 Should be in jail by now.
Who cares?
He’s not a king
02:03 this is a wrong KGB (it is Belorussian, not Soviet/Russian)
5:05 No, they were jailed for two years.
So many trolls praising Russia but dont want to live in that Region.
Wow, so Russia is like that too.
And what is your problem! They can use whatever system they want to, scams.
Loool
Title should say "The United States" instead of Russia!!!
American trolls are so funny lol
Stop saying 'the US does it too', Western courts specifically say you cannot make overly vague and broad laws like 'no hooliganism' for this exact reason. People will protest such laws and courts will strike them down as unconstitutional.
The problem is Russia was an absolute monarchy, then a communist dictatorship, now it's an oligarchy. England/the UK has had a Parliament and constitution for hundreds of years and the US courts are based on that system. Russia has only had a constitution and the Duma since the 1900s and no history of democratic norms.
The US doesn't have vague laws that doesn't target people which is why the US has a higher incarceration rate than any other country in the world lol
America: “we love democracy”
Also America: overthrows every democratically elected leader
@@dimasrahardja The ones that wont cooperate
I think the US has demonstrated the same for the past 6 years. The digital currency that is being pushed maybe another avenue for this too.
for the past 250 years, I would say
The propaganda is great with this one
Your brain 🧠 is too small to differentiate things like propaganda 😂
gorbachev is really the greatest soviet leader.
No
It is greatest for Western countries because his leadership lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union. My parents lived under the leadership of Gorbachev and still hate him, it was the worst time of the Soviet Union’s standards of living after the war.
replacing socialism with capitalism isn't reform, the opposite is!!!!!
Biden administration: hold my NY Attorney
Its amazing how usa legal system doing to trump?
😂😂😂😂
Its taste like CIA project .
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Y train ac coch m sex case open , use public why? Not right government nation maber politician any , government High level officer , funding railway pass benefits ,take to action ,this is not good cat eating fish ;--
Same as USA is doing to presidential candidate with silly indictment.
Here’s the difference though. In a state with an adequate justice system, NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW, and unless you’re a threat or attempt to flee, you’re not imprisoned, and if there is lack of evidence, cases are dismissed, or people are found not guilty.
But if you think presidential candidates should be immune to legal consequences, you’re opening yourself up to a dictatorship
Don’t pretend like Trump’s Georgia case isn’t objectively solid, or his attempts to keep documents equates to “silliness” because you think so of the weakest case he’s facing
If only the death of Putin can be filled with as much irony as the death of Stalin.
So basically America of the east then
how? copying from the west
😂😂Russia are our friends. Not you.
SLAVA RUSSIA
What aload of nonsense the tag to this video is
what else you can expect from fascist state?