Russia's executive power is divided between the President and the Prime Minister. The President is the most influential and the Federal Assembly of Russia is represented by the legislature which is divided into two chambers, the State Duma and the Federation Council. The The State Duma is the lower house and the Federation Council is the upper house, combined they form a bicameral parliament. The State Duma has 450 members who due to recent legislature in 2008, are elected for terms of five years. All proposed bills even those proposed by the Federation Council must first be evaluated and considered by the State Duma. In relation to presidential power, the president has authority over both houses of parliament. Both houses have to pass any law he wants which includes passing laws that have potential to give him more influence and power.
Below is an article where Putin is compared to Hitler due to violating the sovereignty of the Ukraine. It goes to show just how influential and powerful the Russian president can be.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-lane-is-vladimir-putin-truly-a-modern-day-hitler/2014/03/05/1666bd12-a47a-11e3-8466-d34c451760b9_story.html
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