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{{Infobox constitution
| document_name        = Constitution of the Russian Federation
| image                = Инаугурационная Конституция Российской Федерации.jpg
| image_alt            = 
| caption              = A special copy of the text of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, on which the President of the Russian Federation takes the oath
| orig_lang_code       = ru
| title_orig           = Конституция Российской Федерации
| jurisdiction         = [[Russia|Russian Federation]]
| date_created         = 
| date_presented       = 
| date_ratified        = 12 December 1993
| date_effective       = 25 December 1993
| system               = [[Federalism|Federal]] [[Semi-presidential system|semi-presidential]] [[republic]]
| branches             = Three
| head_of_state        = [[President of Russia|President]]
| chambers             = Bicameral<br>([[Federal Assembly (Russia)|Federal Assembly]]: [[Federation Council (Russia)|Federation Council]], [[State Duma]])
| executive            = [[Prime Minister of Russia|Prime Minister]]-led [[Government of Russia|Government]]
| courts               = [[Judiciary of Russia|Judiciary]] ([[Constitutional Court of Russia|Constitutional Court]], [[Supreme Court of Russia|Supreme Court]])
| federalism           = Federation
| electoral_college    = No
| number_entrenchments = 9
| date_legislature     = [[1st State Duma|12 December 1993]]
| date_first_executive = [[Second inauguration of Boris Yeltsin|9 August 1996]]
| date_first_court     = 
| date_repealed        =
| number_amendments    = 4 (plus 11 alternations on [[Federal subjects of Russia|Federal subjects]])
| date_last_amended    = 4 July 2020
| location_of_document = [[Moscow Kremlin|Kremlin]], [[Moscow]]
| commissioned         = [[Constitutional Conference of Russia|Constitutional Conference]]
| writer               = 
| signers              = [[1993 Russian constitutional referendum|Constitutional referendum]] by the [[Citizenship of Russia|citizens of Russia]]
| media_type           =
| supersedes           = [[Russian Constitution of 1978|Constitution of the RSFSR]]
|wikisource = Constitution of Russia
}}
{{Politics of Russia}}

The '''Constitution of the Russian Federation''' ({{Langx|ru|Конституция Российской Федерации|translit=Konstitutsiya Rossiyskoy Federatsii}}) was adopted by national referendum on 12 December 1993 and enacted on 25 December 1993. The latest significant reform occurred in 2020, marked by extensive amendments that altered various sections, including presidential terms, social policies, and the role of Russian law over international ones. (See [[2020 amendments to the Constitution of Russia]]).

[[Russia]]'s constitution came into force on 25 December 1993, at the moment of its official publication, and abolished the [[Soviet republic (system of government)|Soviet system of government]]. The 1993 Constitution is one of the longest-standing constitutions in Russian history, second only to the Soviet-era [[Russian Constitution of 1937|1937 Constitution]], which was in effect until 1978.
[[File:Constitition of Russia (m book) 1.JPG|thumb|In [[miniature book]] version.]]
The text was drafted by the [[Constitutional Conference of the Russian Federation|1993 Constitutional Conference]], which was attended by over 800 participants. [[Sergei Alexeyev]], [[Sergey Shakhray]], and sometimes [[Anatoly Sobchak]] are considered as the primary co-authors of the constitution. The text was inspired by [[Mikhail Speransky]]'s constitutional project and the current [[French constitution]].<ref>{{YouTube|93fQtQcb_wg|Sergey Shakhray - The Voice of Russia}}</ref> The [[United States Agency for International Development|USAID]]-funded lawyers also contributed to the development of the draft.<ref>{{cite web |title=USAID In Russia |url=https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/fact-sheets/usaid-russia |website=[[USAID]] |date=18 September 2012 |publisher=[[United States Agency for International Development]] |access-date=16 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111222942/https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/fact-sheets/usaid-russia |archive-date=11 November 2020}}</ref>  

It replaced the previous [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-era [[Russian Constitution of 1978|Constitution of 12 April 1978]], of the [[Russian SFSR|Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic]] (which had already been amended in April 1992 to reflect the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the [[Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|sovereignty of the Russian Federation]]), following the [[1993 Russian constitutional crisis]].

==Structure==
The constitution is divided into two sections. Overall it creates a system of crown-presidentialism (see Partlett 2022<ref name= partlett2022/> for details), which affords vast power to the office of the president to dominate executive, legislative, and judicial power.<ref name= partlett2022> William Partlett, Crown-Presidentialism (2022) International Journal of Constitutional Law.  Available at: https://academic.oup.com/icon/advance-article/doi/10.1093/icon/moac006/6569412?login=true </ref>  

===Preamble===
We, the multinational people of the Russian Federation, united by a common fate on our land, establishing human rights and freedoms, civic peace and accord, preserving the historically established state unity, proceeding from the universally recognized principles of equality and self-determination of peoples, revering the memory of ancestors who have conveyed to us the love for the Fatherland, belief in the good and justice, reviving the sovereign statehood of Russia and asserting the firmness of its democratic basic, striving to ensure the well-being and prosperity of Russia, proceeding from the responsibility for our Fatherland before the present and future generations, recognizing ourselves as part of the world community, adopt the Constitution of Russian Federation.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.constitution.ru/index.htm | title=Конституция Российской Федерации }}</ref>

===Section One===
#The Basis of the Constitutional System ({{Langx|ru|Основы конституционного строя}})
#Human and Civil Rights and Freedoms ({{Langx|ru|Права и свободы человека и гражданина}})
#The Federal Structure ({{Langx|ru|Федеративное устройство}})
#The President of the Russian Federation ({{Langx|ru|Президент Российской Федерации}})
#The Federal Assembly ({{Langx|ru|Федеральное Собрание}})
#The Government of the Russian Federation ({{Langx|ru|Правительство Российской Федерации}})
#Judicial Power and Public Prosecution ({{Langx|ru|Судебная власть и прокуратура}})
#Local Self-Government ({{Langx|ru|Местное самоуправление}})
#Constitutional Amendments and Revision of the Constitution ({{Langx|ru|Конституционные поправки и пересмотр Конституции}})

===Section Two===
#Concluding and Transitional Provisions ({{Langx|ru|Заключительные и переходные положения}})

==Provisions==
Especially on human rights and [[fundamental freedoms]], the Constitution provides for human rights and freedoms of citizens according to the universally recognised principles and norms of [[international law]] as well as to their listing in the Constitution.<ref>Article 17</ref> (It affirms that the listing in the Constitution of the Russian Federation of the fundamental rights and freedoms shall not be interpreted as a rejection and derogation of other universally recognised human rights and freedoms.)<ref>Article 55. 1</ref>

===Executive===
{{Main|President of Russia|Government of Russia}}
[[File:Inauguration of Dmitry Medvedev, 7 May 2008-15.jpg|thumb|[[Dmitry Medvedev]] takes the presidential [[oath of office|oath]] with his right hand resting on the Constitution, 7 May 2008.]]

The Constitution of the Russian Federation specifies that the President is the Russian head of state, setting domestic and foreign policy and representing Russia both within the country and internationally [Article 80].<ref>[http://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/official_documents/-/asset_publisher/CptICkB6BZ29/content/id/571508 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation]. </ref> While the [https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/const/ch4.html original constitution] stipulated a four-year term and a maximum of two terms in succession, the current constitution decrees a six-year term. The four-year term was in effect while [[Vladimir Putin]] served his first and second terms; with the two-term limit, he was barred from the presidency in 2008. Instead, he served as Prime Minister while [[Dmitry Medvedev]] served as president for four years. Putin was re-elected to his third term in 2012; with the six-year term, he was elected to his fourth term in 2018. Article 81 specifies the method of election, including a secret ballot; Articles 82–93 detail powers, responsibilities, and limitations of the presidency. The constitution provides for a "strong presidency"; not only is the president the "Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/official_documents/-/asset_publisher/CptICkB6BZ29/content/id/571508|title=The Constitution of the Russian Federation |website=www.mid.ru}}</ref> the president also has the power to dissolve the [[State Duma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.constitution.ru/en/10003000-05.htm|title=Chapter 4. The President of the Russian Federation – The Constitution of the Russian Federation|website=www.constitution.ru}}</ref>

===Legislative branch===
{{Main|Federal Assembly of Russia}}
The legislature is the Federal Assembly of Russia, which consists of two chambers: the State Duma (the lower house) and the Federation Council (the upper house). The two chambers possess different powers and responsibilities: the State Duma is of more significance, as it carries the main responsibility for passing federal laws. Although a bill may originate in either legislative chamber (or be submitted by the President, government, local legislatures, Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, or High Arbitration Court), it must be first considered by the State Duma and be adopted by a majority vote before being turned over to the Federation Council, which has 14 days to take a vote on it. If the bill is adopted by the Federation Council, it must be signed by the President to become law. If rejected by the Federation Council, the bill will be returned to the State Duma, which can then override the council's rejection by passing it again with a two-thirds vote in the same form. The President has a final veto, but the State Duma and Federation Council also have an overriding power by passing with a two-thirds vote. 

===Judiciary===
{{Main|Judiciary of Russia}}

While the Russian Federation Constitution enumerates a strong and independent judicial branch, the reality is a question of debate. The constitution provides for judicial immunity, lifetime appointments/"irremovable" justices, the supremacy of the courts to administer justice, and affirms that judges need only submit to the constitution and the federal law.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.constitution.ru/en/10003000-08.htm|title=Chapter 7. Judicial Power – The Constitution of the Russian Federation|website=www.constitution.ru}}</ref> Additionally, Article 123 provides for open and fair trials, as well as equal application of the law.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/const/ch7.html|title=Russian Constitution Section One Chapter 7.|website=www.departments.bucknell.edu}}</ref> The Constitution originally delineated three main courts: the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, and the Supreme Arbitration Court. However, the Supreme Arbitration Court was dissolved in 2014, and its jurisdiction was transferred to the Supreme Court. Judges for each court are appointed by the Federation Council, based on proposals made by the President of Russia. This appointment process includes formal vetting but remains subject to executive influence<ref name="auto"/> The Constitution requires 19 judges for the Constitution Court,<ref name="auto"/> but does not specify the number of justices for the other courts. As of 2002, the Supreme Court has 115 members;<ref>[[Judiciary_of_Russia#Supreme_Court]]</ref> due to the expansion of duties in 2014, the number of seats was increased to 170.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://imrussia.org/en/law/2040-who-shall-judge|title=Who Shall Judge?|first=Ekaterina|last=Mishina|date=30 September 2014}}</ref> In September 2014, the Institute of Modern Russia reported that the Russian Federation's Supreme Arbitration Court had been dissolved and that judicial matters previously under its authority had been transferred to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.<ref name="auto1"/>

==Amending the Constitution==
The procedure for amending the Constitution is outlined in Chapter Nine. Proposals on amendments to and revision of the provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation may be submitted by the President of the Russian Federation, the Council of Federation, the State Duma, the Government of the Russian Federation, legislative (representative) bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, and by groups consisting of not less than one fifth of the members of the Council of Federation or of the deputies of the State Duma. 

Article 137 covers updating the provisions of Article 65 of the Constitution of Russia. An update regarding the change of the name of the subject of the Russian Federation is carried out by a decree of the President of Russia on bringing the name of the subject of the Russian Federation in the text of the Constitution of the Russian Federation in accordance with the decision of the subject of the Russian Federation. An update regarding changes in the subject composition of the Russian Federation is carried out in accordance with the federal constitutional law on the admission to the Russian Federation and the formation of a new constituent entity of the Russian Federation, on changes in the constitutional and legal status of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, which should contain an indication of the inclusion of relevant changes or additions to Article 65 of the Constitution of Russia.

Article 136 covers updating the provisions of chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of the Constitution of Russia. An update is carried out in the form of a special act: a law of the Russian Federation on amendments to the Constitution, which is adopted by the parliament similarly to the federal constitutional law, but then also requires ratification by the legislative bodies of the constituent entities of the Federation. Moreover, one law of the Russian Federation on the amendment to the Constitution covers interrelated changes to the constitutional text; the law itself receives a name reflecting the essence of this amendment.

Article 135 covers updating the provisions of chapters 1, 2, and 9 of the Constitution of Russia. An update to any of these chapters is considered a revision of the Constitution's fundamental provisions, which is possible only through the adoption of the new Constitution of the Russian Federation by the [[Russian Constitutional Assembly]] or by popular vote.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101016230516/http://archive.kremlin.ru/eng/articles/ConstEng9.shtml The Constitution of Russia]</ref>

Analysis of Russian officials' speeches shows an interesting trend. Before 2000 the changes to the constitution were not discussed. In 2001 for the first time it was mentioned that the Constitution of the Russian Federation should stay intact and till 2007 any substantial modifications of the Constitution were considered to be negative. Since 2007 the attitude to the changes were not already so strictly negative. In 2008 President Dmitry Medvedev addressed the Federal Assembly and presented the changes to the Constitution saying that the Russian Constitution is well established and should remain unchangeable. It was stressed in 2008 that it was not a constitutional reform , but only certain corrections.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Shashkova |first1=Anna |last2=Verlaine |first2=Michel |last3=Kudryashova |first3=Ekaterina |date=2020-03-27 |title=On Modifications to the Constitution of the Russian Federation in 2020 |url=https://www.russianlawjournal.org/jour/article/view/916 |journal=Russian Law Journal |volume=8 |issue=1 |pages=60–83 |doi=10.17589/2309-8678-2020-8-1-60-83 |doi-broken-date=1 July 2025 |issn=2312-3605|url-access=subscription |doi-access=free }}</ref> 

=== 2008 amendments ===
{{main|2008 amendments to the Constitution of Russia}}
The amendments of 2008, which were proposed in November 2008 and came into force on 31 December 2008, are the first substantial amendments to the Constitution of Russia of 1993<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/3392827/Vladimir-Putin-could-reclaim-Russian-presidency-within-months.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Adrian | last=Blomfield | title=Vladimir Putin could reclaim Russian presidency within months | date=6 November 2008}}</ref><ref name="ap">David Nowak. [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g7BBOMnh9LRXshWh-z9vR8Vwy5fQD949O5580 Putin's return? Russian parliament may allow it]{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''[[Associated Press]]'', 6 November 2008.{{dead link|date=October 2012|bot=Legobot}}</ref> and extended the terms of the [[President of Russia]] and the [[State Duma]] from four to six and five years, respectively. Earlier only minor adjustments concerning the naming of the [[federal subjects of Russia|federal subjects]] or their merging were made, which require a much simpler procedure.

=== February 2014 amendments ===
In February 2014 the [[High Court of Arbitration of Russia|Higher Arbitration Court]], which was mentioned in the Constitution of the Russian Federation, was eliminated from the judicial system of Russia. Therefore, the Constitution needed to be changed to reflect the changes in the judicial system.

=== July 2014 amendments ===

On 21 March 2014, Federal Constitutional Law No. 6 "On the [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|Adoption]] of the [[Republic of Crimea (Russia)|Republic of Crimea]] into the Russian Federation and the Formation of New Subjects within the Russian Federation - the Republic of Crimea and the Federal City of [[Sevastopol]]" was adopted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/20625|title=Подписаны законы о принятии Крыма и Севастополя в состав России|date=21 March 2014 }}</ref>

=== 2020 amendments ===
{{main|2020 amendments to the Constitution of Russia}}
The amendments of 2020 remove the "in a row" clause from the article regulating the maximum number of presidential terms, discounting previous presidential terms before the amendment enters into force. Other changes are recognition of Russia as a successor to the Soviet Union in relation to international organizations, treaties, and assets of the USSR stipulated by international treaties outside the territory of the Russian Federation, banning ceding Russian territory, diminishing the accomplishments by the "defenders of the fatherland" and their role in World War II is no longer allowed, and enshrining God and [[heterosexual marriage]] in the constitution.<ref>[http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202003140001 On improving the regulation of certain issues of the organization and functioning of public authority]</ref><ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/putin-adds-changes-constitution-wooing-155602226.html Putin Adds New Changes to Constitution, Wooing Traditionalists] Bloomberg, 2 March 2020</ref><ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/putin-proposes-enshrine-god-heterosexual-marriage-constitution-161528578.html Putin proposes to enshrine God, heterosexual marriage in constitution] AFP, 2 March 2020</ref> Other amendments would enshrine the role of the Russian language as that of "state forming people", a [[constitutional references to God|constitutional reference to God]] and giving statutory backing to the [[State Council (Russia)|State Council]]. 

From 25 June to 1 July 2020, a [[2020 Russian constitutional referendum|nationwide vote]] took place, with 78{{Spaces|1|thin}}% of voters voting in favor of the amendments with a turnout of 65{{Spaces|1|thin}}%, according to official results.

Putin signed an executive order on 3 July 2020 to officially insert the amendments into the Russian Constitution; they took effect on 4 July 2020.<ref>Vladimir Putin.[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/7/3/putin-orders-constitution-changes-allowing-him-to-rule-until-2036 Putin signing amendments into law]</ref>

=== 2022 annexations ===
After the signing of [[Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts|annexation "treaties"]] with Russian occupation authorities during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|2022 invasion of Ukraine]], the text of the constitution was updated to include the [[Donetsk People's Republic|Donetsk People’s Republic]], [[Kherson Oblast]], [[Luhansk People's Republic|Luhansk People’s Republic]], and [[Zaporizhzhia Oblast]].<ref>{{Cite web |title= |script-title=ru:Конституция России |trans-title=Constitution of Russia (Article 65) |url=http://kremlin.ru/acts/constitution/item#chapter3 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=President of Russia |language=ru}}</ref> As of December 2022, none of these territories is fully controlled by Russian forces, and Russian law does not define their borders: Kremlin spokesperson [[Dmitry Peskov]] stated that Russia will "continue consultations with the residents" as to the oblast borders, and that the people’s republics are annexed "in the 2014 borders",<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 October 2022 |title=Песков: Россия продолжит советоваться с населением Херсонской и Запорожской областей по вопросу границ |url=https://rg.ru/2022/10/03/peskov-dal-raziasneniia-po-granicam-novyh-oblastej.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003172009/https://rg.ru/2022/10/03/peskov-dal-raziasneniia-po-granicam-novyh-oblastej.html |archive-date=3 October 2022 |access-date=3 October 2022 |website=Российская газета}}</ref> but high-level Russian collaborator [[Oleg Tsaryov|Oleg Tsariov]] stated that "there are no 2014 borders".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Олег Царёв |url=https://t.me/olegtsarov/3611 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003172007/https://t.me/olegtsarov/3611 |archive-date=3 October 2022 |access-date=3 October 2022 |website=Telegram}}</ref>

==Differences between the Constitution and the laws==
The Constitution of Russia:

* defines the state system, basic rights and freedoms, the form of the state and the system of supreme state authorities
* has the highest legal force
* has direct effect (the provisions of the constitution must be implemented regardless of whether other acts contradict them)
* is characterized by stability due to a special, complicated order of acceptance and change
* is the basis for the current legislation.

==Numismatics==
On December 10, 2018, a commemorative coin made of copper-nickel alloy with a nominal value of 25 rubles "The 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Russian Federation" was issued. On the reverse of the coin there is a relief image of an open book with a drawing of the coat of arms of the Russian Federation on the left page and the inscription "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ" on the right page. The commemorative coin was issued in a circulation of 1,000,000 and is a legal means of cash payment in the territory of the Russian Federation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cbr.ru/Press/event/?id=2291|title=Выпускается памятная монета {{!}} Банк России|publisher=cbr.ru|accessdate=2018-12-20|archive-date=2018-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220233927/http://cbr.ru/Press/event/?id=2291|url-status=live}}</ref>

== See also ==

=== Former constitutions ===
{{Div col}}
* [[October Manifesto]] (1905)
* [[Russian Constitution of 1906]]
* [[Decree on the system of government of Russia (1918)]]
* [[Soviet Russia Constitution of 1918]]
* [[Russian State (1918–1920)#Ufa State Conference act|Act on the establishment of the All-Russian supreme power]] (1918)
* [[1924 Constitution of the Soviet Union]]
** {{ill|Russian Constitution of 1925|ru|Конституция РСФСР 1925 года}}
* [[1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union]]
** {{ill|Russian Constitution of 1937|ru|Конституция РСФСР 1937 года}}
* [[1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union]]
** [[Russian Constitution of 1978]]
{{End div col}}

=== Others ===
{{Div col}}
* [[2008 amendments to the Constitution of Russia]]
* [[2020 amendments to the Constitution of Russia]]
* [[Constitution of the Soviet Union]]
* [[Constitutional economics]]
* [[Constitutionalism]]
* [[Impeachment in Russia]]
* [[Institute of State and Law]]
* [[Law of the Russian Federation]]
* [[Term limits in Russia]]
* [[Human rights in Russia]]
{{End div col}}

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==References==
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book | title= Prospects for Constitutionalism in Post-Communist Countries | first= Levent | last= Gönenç | year= 2002 | publisher= Kluwer Law International | isbn= 90-411-1836-5 | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=VVwC9J6EPSwC&pg=PA161 }}
*{{cite book | title= A Guide to the Economies in Transition | first= Ian | last= Jeffries | year= 1996 | publisher= Routledge | isbn= 0-415-13684-9 | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Ac5CUNQPXT8C&pg=PA110 }}
*Partlett, William.  The Dangers of Popular Constitution-Making, Brooklyn Journal of International Law, Volume 38, 193-238 (2012). Available at https://ssrn.com/abstract=1924958.
{{refend}}
*Partlett, William. Crown-Presidentialism. International Journal of Constitutional Law (2022). Available at https://academic.oup.com/icon/advance-article/doi/10.1093/icon/moac006/6569412?login=true.  

==External links==
{{Commons category|Constitution of the Russian Federation}}
{{Wikisource|Constitution of Russia}}
* [https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Russia_2014 Text of the Russian constitution translated in English, does not include 2020 amendment], on Constituteproject.org
* [http://kremlin.ru/acts/constitution Text of the Russian constitution in Russian]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101017004036/http://archive.kremlin.ru/eng/articles/ConstIntro01.shtml Text of the Russian constitution translated in English] – archived from an official website of the Government of the Russian Federation
* [http://www.constitution.ru/en/10003000-01.htm The Russian Constitution], with the Russian text and unofficial translations to English, German, and French
* [http://vladrieltor.ru/constitution Amendments to the Russian Constitution]
* [http://constitution.garant.ru/ Information about the Russian Constitution]
* [http://main-law.ru/ Information about the Russian Constitution]
* {{cite web|url=http://duma.gov.ru/media/files/WRg3wDzAk8hRCRoZ3QUGbz84pI0ppmjF.pdf|title=Comparative table of the current Constitution of the Russian Federation with the 2020 amendments|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251002122713/http://duma.gov.ru/media/files/WRg3wDzAk8hRCRoZ3QUGbz84pI0ppmjF.pdf|archive-date=2025-10-02|lang=ru|publisher=State Duma}}

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