Constitution of Russia
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The Constitution of the Russian Federation 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 a
A special copy of the text of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, on which the President of the Russian Federation takes the oath
In miniature book version.
Dmitry Medvedev takes the presidential oath with his right hand resting on the Constitution, 7 May 2008.
State Duma
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The State Duma is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, with the upper house being the Federation Council. It was established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation in 1993.
Constitution of Russia
…is the president the 'Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation', but the president also has the power to dissolve the State Duma. The legislature is the Federal Assembly of Russia, which consists of two chambers: the State Duma (the lower house) and the Federation Council (the…
Building of Council of Labor and Defense, Moscow
Nine members of the Provisional Committee of the State Duma in March 1917. From left to right: Seated: V. N. Lvov, V. A. Rzhevsky, S. I. Shidlovsky, and M. V. Rodzianko (Chairman); Standing: V. V. Shulgin, B. A. Engelhardt, A. F. Kerensky, and M. A. Karaulov.
7th State Duma
Vyacheslav Volodin with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the State Duma, 21 June 2018