Answer
Protect the people from government abuse
Explanation:
Russia has the world’s largest reserves of <u>mineral and energy resources </u>
Since Russia is a very huge country it also is rich in energy resources
It is well know for their natural gases and ranks #2 for largest coal reserves.
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I believe it's the legislative branch.
<span>This is of course somewhat of a subjective question, but in general most would agree that no, this was not a good strategy, since it left no room to form treaties. </span>