Beam bridges are often only used for relatively short distances because, unlike truss bridges, they have no built in supports. The only supports are provided by piers. The farther apart its supports, the weaker a Beam bridge gets. As a result, Beam bridges rarely span more than 250 feet.
Russia Government type. Factbook > Countries > Russia > Government. Government type: semi-presidential federation. Definition: This entry gives the basic form of government. Definitions of the major governmental terms are as follows.
The Provisional Government kept Russia in the war â this was to be a huge error of judgement. Within Russia, the Provisional Government âinheritedâ a dire situation. The Duma had always been a chamber for discussion but it had never been in a position to make policy and then carry it out. The old established props of the tsarist regime, such as the civil service, crumbled away.