Yugyd Va National Park ( Komi , Russian : Югыд ва ) is a national park in the Komi Republic , a republic of Russia . It is Europe's largest national park (ahead of Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland) and it was Russia's largest national park until the creation of Beringia National Park in 2013.
16-686: The park was created by the Russian Government on April 23, 1994, with the goals of protection and recreational use of the taiga forests of the Northern Urals. In 1995, the forest area including the Yugyd Va National Park and the nearby Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve were recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site , Virgin Komi Forests . The Yugyd Va National Park is located on the western slopes of
32-528: Is the subject of the 6th chapter of the Constitution of the Russian Federation . According to the constitution, the government of the Russian Federation must: The government issues its acts in the way of decisions (Постановления) and orders (Распоряжения). These must not contradict the constitution , federal constitutional laws, federal laws , and Presidential decrees , and are signed by
48-641: The 1978 constitution , the President of Russia was the head of the executive branch and headed the Council of Ministers of Russia . According to the current 1993 constitution, the president is not a part of the government of Russia, which exercises executive power. However, the president appoints the prime minister. The large body was preceded by the government of the Soviet Union . The government's structure has undergone several significant changes since
64-487: The Mount Karpinsky (1878 m), Bell Tower (1724 m), Manaraga (1662 m), Nioroika (1645 m). More than half of the park is covered with the taiga boreal forest ; the rest is mostly tundra , found at higher elevations. There are also some 20 km of meadows, both alpine ones and those in the river valleys. Some 180 bird species live in the park, some of them quite rare. Twenty fish species are known to inhabit
80-757: The Prime Minister . The Government also assists the Prime Minister in faithfully carrying out the country's domestic and foreign policy as determined by the President. Russian Constitution of 1978 The Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic of 12 April 1978 was formally its supreme law . At its Extraordinary Session of 12 April 1978, the Supreme Soviet of
96-877: The Polar Ural and Northern Ural, on the border of Europe and Asia . The rivers flowing from the western slope of the Ural Mountains , such as the Bolshaya Synya supply water to the Pechora River , one of the largest rivers in Europe flowing into the Barents Sea . The natural boundary of the park in the east is the main ridge of the Ural mountains, in the north - the Kozhim River , in the west -
112-399: The Prime Minister. Later that year, Yeltsin resigned from the presidency, and Putin took over as the acting president. In its first round, Putin won the 2000 Russian presidential election , gaining 53.44% of the vote. The most recent change took place on 14 May 2024, when President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree on forming Mikhail Mishustin's Second Cabinet . The Government
128-471: The Russian Federation emerged from 1991 to 1992. In the initial years, many government bodies, primarily the different ministries, underwent massive reorganization as the old Soviet governing networks were adapted to the new state. Many reshuffles and renamings occurred. On 28 November 1991, the President of the RSFSR Boris Yeltsin signed presidential decree No.242 "On the reorganization of
144-472: The Russian SFSR adopted a new republican Constitution, to replace the old Russian Constitution of 1937 , including its subsequent amendments. The new Constitution initially consisted of a Preamble and 185 articles, and was prepared as part of the whole process of bringing all 15 republican Constitutions in line with new Constitution of the Soviet Union of October 1977 . It was the fourth Constitution of
160-538: The Russian SFSR. Following a turbulent period of democratization , dissolution of the Soviet Union and subsequent economic reform the Constitution was amended several times. It lost its legal force by the referendum of 12 December 1993 , which was preceded by a power struggle between the President of Russia Boris Yeltsin and Russia's legislative institutions – the Congress of People's Deputies and
176-469: The government are the prime minister , the deputy prime ministers , and the federal ministers. It has its legal basis in the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the federal constitutional law "On the Government of the Russian Federation". The Apparatus of the Government of Russia is a governmental body which administrates the activities of the government. According to the 1991 amendment to
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#1732773316476192-655: The government bodies of the RSFSR". Yeltsin officially declared the end of the Soviet Union and became the President of the Russian Federation. Yeltsin was a reformer and promised Western-styled democracy. The new Russian Constitution was adopted in 1993. It gained legitimacy through its bicameral legislature, an independent judiciary, the position of the president and the prime minister, and democratic features. These democratic features included competitive multi-party elections, separation of powers, federalism, and protection of civil liberties. In 1999, Yeltsin appointed Vladimir Putin
208-455: The park include rafting , boating, and hiking in the summer, Nordic skiing in winter. Limited hunting is allowed too, but permits have to be applied for several months in advance. Due to the remote location of the park, the amount of tourism there is still quite low. According to the park's management, it is currently visited by some 4,000 tourists every year, which is much less than the park's potential recreational capacity. The management
224-550: The park's rivers and lakes. There are also five amphibian species and one reptile species in the park. Among the mammals common in the park are the mountain hare , flying squirrel , reindeer , ermine , otter , Alces alces (known as the moose in North American English and elk in British English), wolf , fox , wolverine , bear , pine marten , weasel , Arctic fox . Recreational uses of
240-790: The rivers Synja, Vangir and Kosya , in the south - the Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve . The territory of the park is part of the Prepolar-Ural physical-geographical area and is located in three zones - mountain, foothill and lowland, which were formed more than 200 million years ago. It is here in the central part of the Yugid Va National Park that the highest peaks of the Ural Mountains are: the Mount Narodnaya (1894.5 m), as well as
256-500: Was concerned with the fact that the user fees (some 2.4 million roubles (US$ 100,000) a year) did not cover park expenses (some 5 million roubles (US$ 200,000) a year). Russian Government The government of Russia ( Russian : Правительство Российской Федерации , romanized : Pravitelstvo Rossiyskoy Federatsii ) is the federal executive body of state power of the Russian Federation . The members of
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