This is an English page of the web-site. The Russian version has been renovated and redesigned by Dec 12, 2005 - the 13th anniversary of new RF Constitution. We hope to find some extra time to up-date this page for non-Russian speaking visitors, but it'll take some time...  On this page you still may find some papers of importance to those who is interested in Russian history of late 1980-s and early 1990-s, the times of big change....Basically, it is the draft Constitution of the Russian Federation (made by the Constitutional Commision of the Congress of People's Deputies), version from 1992; experise by the  EU - The Venice Commission; articles and interviews by Oleg Rumyantsev

Constitutional Heritage

- Final meeting of a team of multivolume publication “From the History of Drafting of the Russian Federation Constitution… (1990-1993)” - Russian constitution turns 16 - Oleg Rumyantsev at the "Russian Constitution at 15" conference, Washington, DC, March 19, 2009 - Authors Warn About Constitution Games ("The Moscow Times" Nov 22, 2007) - Foundation for Constitutional Reforms - History of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Constitutional Commission: minutes, materials and documentation (1990 – 1993). Vol. 1 – 6. Moscow, “Wolters Kluwer”

Foundation for Constitutional Reforms

- Bulletin on Current Research in Soviet and East European Law vol. Xl No. 2 June 2009 on “The History of Russian Constitution (1990-1993)”. - DISCOUNT SUBSCRIPTION TO THE HISTORY OF CREATING OF RUSSIAN CONSTITUTION! - Foundation for Constitutional Reforms

Draft Constitution

- Draft Constitution of the Russian Federation. October 22, 1992 - Draft Fundamental Principles of the New Constitution of the Russian Federation. Proposal by Constitutional Comission. Dec 14, 1992.

Works

- Authoritarian Modernisation and the Social-Democratic Alternative. (April 1989). In: SOCIAL RESEARCH, Vol. 57, No. 2 (Summer 1990) - To the Conference of Spiritually Close Nations. (Russia is looking for allies). 1993 - 'Impeachment,' Russian Style. 1998 - Chechen crisis and Russian political change. Toronto Globe & mail. 1995 - Constitution Hinders Legislative Process. 1995 - Constitutional Reform in Russia. The Present and Future of Russian Constitutional Order. 1995 - Authoritarian Modernization and the Social-Democratic Alternative. 1990 - From Confrontation to Social Contract. 1991 - Reflexions sur la modernisation autoriaire. 1989

Biography

- CV - Short CV - RUSSIAN FOUNDATION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS - Meet Oleg Rumyantsyev, the James Madison of Russia - University of Toronto, Centre for Russian Studies, 1995 - Russian Foundation for Constitutional Reforms (1992-1996) - Democrats Mourn Dashed '91 Hopes. 2001 - A New Constitution for Russia - Russia's James Madison Opts for Mars Bars/Rusia's 'Madison' Lands Softly with Mars. 2001 - from: Jonathan Steele. "Eternal Russia", Faber and Faber, London - Boston, 1994 - Yeltsin Calls for Soviet Cabinet to Step Down. - Russian politicians face off in Kurile row

International Expertise

- The U.S. Constitution: America's mosy important export. By Albert P. Blaustein - Expertise by Constitutional Foundation of USA & Prof. Albert Blaustein - Co-operation between RF Constitutional Commission and the EU - Letter to Council of Europe. 1992