National holiday
commemorating the adoption of a new constitution in 1993. The current Constitutionof the Russian Federation was adopted by national referendum on December
12, 1993. Russia's constitution came into force on December 25, 1993,
at the moment of its official publication. It replaced the previous Soviet-era Constitution
of April 12, 1978 of Russian Soviet Federative Socialist
Republic following the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis. Of all
registered voters, 58,187,755 people (or 54.8%) participated in the referendum.
Of those, 32,937,630 (54.5%)
voted for adoption of the Constitution.
The constitution is divided into two sections.
Section One
1. Fundamentals of the
Constitutional System
2.
Rights and
Liberties of Man and Citizen
3. Federative system
4. President of the Russian
Federation
5. Federal Assembly
6. Government of the
Russian Federation
7. Judiciary
8. Local Self-Government
9. Constitutional
Amendments and Revisions
Section Two
1. Concluding and
Transitional Provisions
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 THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
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Chapter 1. The Fundamentals of the Constitutional System (Art. 1-16)
Chapter 2. Rights and Freedoms of Man and Citizen (Art. 17-64)
Chapter 3. The Federal Structure (Art. 65-79)
Chapter 4. The President of the Russian Federation (Art. 80-93)
Chapter 5. The Federal Assembly (Art. 94-109)
Chapter 6. The Government of the Russian Federation (Art. 110-117)
Chapter 7. Judicial Power (Art. 118-129)
Chapter 8. Local Self-government (Art. 130-133)
Chapter 9. Constitutional Amendments and Review of the Constitution (Art. 134-137)
Especially for people who are fond of sport! Today is Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov' birthday. He is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player. Tursunov's career-high singles ranking is World No. 20, achieved in October 2006. Tursunov is an offensive baseliner with excellent groundstrokes from both sides, and prefers to play on faster surfaces; he jokes about his lack of ability and success on clay courts. He is sponsored by Fila and Wilson. Tursunov helped the Russian Davis Cup team win the 2006 Davis Cup, and reach the finals of the 2007 Davis Cup.
ReplyDeleteToday a russian comedic and dramatic actor Sergey Svetlakov was also born. He became famouse as a member of KVN's team "Uralskie pelmeni". Today he is one of the notable figure in Russian television who took a part in lots of humorous projects.
ReplyDeleteThe Russian Constitution is based on world standards for human rights and basic principles of democratic state-building such as ideological neutrality of the state, political pluralism, competitive elections and separation of powers. The constitution establishes a semi-presidential system, resembling the French system but with stronger executive power, due to the increased independence of the president in comparison to the French model.
ReplyDeleteNikolay Mikhailovich Karamzin (Russian: Никола́й Миха́йлович Карамзи́н; IPA: [nʲɪkɐˈlaj mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ kərɐmˈzʲin]; 12 December [O.S. 1 December] 1766 – 3 June [O.S. 22 May] 1826) was a Russian writer, poet, historian, and critic. He is best remembered for his History of the Russian State, a 12-volume national history.
ReplyDeleteKarl Pavlovich Bryullov (Russian: Карл Па́влович Брюлло́в; 12 December 1799 – 11 June 1852), also transliterated Briullov or Briuloff and referred to by his friends as "The Great Karl", was a Russian painter. He is regarded as a key figure in transition from the Russian neoclassicism to romanticism.
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