Dictatorship

Dictatorship arises from unrestricted domination by an individual, a clique or small group, a foreign power or by a majority, to the exclusion of minority rights and interests. Dictatorship may be economic, political or social (including religious).

In 1992, President Yeltsin warned the world that a fascist dictatorship was ready to take over in Russia if his economic reforms failed for want of urgent Western financial backing.