Week 3 AssignmentStudent NameSOC 315 Cross-Cultural PerspectivesProf. NameJuly 1, 2013Week 3 AssignmentIntroduction and ThesisCultures and politics affect one another and can ultimately affect social change. Culture can determine many things within politics, such as to what extent people support the government, the feelings of people toward others in the political system, and how important individuals feel that they are in the political process. Examples of this can be seen when examining the nation of Russia, its culture, and its political system. This paper will describe Russia’s political system, identify a problem within Russia’s culture, and determine how the political system and the culture affect solutions as well as the development of policies regarding the identified problem.Annotated BibliographyGibson, J. L. (1997). The struggle between order and liberty in contemporary Russian political culture. Australian Journal of Political Science, 32(2), 271-290. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/204373556?accountid=32521This source is a scholarly journal articles authored by James L. Gibson. It was published in the Australian Journal of Political Science in 1997. This journal article discusses the degree to which support for democratic liberty is undermined by the desire for social and political order in Russia.Gibson, J. L.