For the constitution of the Imperial Russia, see Russian Constitution of 1906
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The current Constitution of the Russian Federation (Russian: Конститу́ция Росси́йской Федера́ции) was adopted by national referendum on December 12, 1993. It replaced the previous Soviet-era Constitution of April 12, 1978 of Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic following the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993.
Of all registered voters, 58,187,755 people (or 54.8%) participated in the referendum. Of those, 32,937,630 people (54.5%) voted for adoption of the Constitution.

Constitution
President: Vladimir Putin

• Presidential Administration
  Security Council
  Government
  
  
  
  • Prime Minister: Mikhail Fradkov
    Cabinet
    Federal Assembly
    
    
    
    • Federation Council
      State Duma
      Judiciary (Russian Constitution)
      
      
      
      • Constitutional Court
        Supreme Court
        Supreme Court of Arbitration
        Public Chamber
        State Council
        Law system
        Political parties Elections in Russia
        
        
        
        • President: 2000 - 2004 - 2008
          Parliamentary: 2003 - 2007
          Central Election Commission
          Subdivisions
          Federal subjects
          Human rights
          Foreign relations Declaration of adoption
          The constitution is divided into two sections.
          
          Structure
          
          Fundamentals of the Constitutional System
          Rights and Liberties of Man and Citizen [1]
          Russian Federation
          President of the Russian Federation
          Federal Assembly
          Government
          Judiciary
          Local Self-Government
          Constitutional Amendments and Revisions See also