Constitution of the Russian Federation
The highest regulatory legal act of the Russian Federation. Adopted by popular vote on December 12, 1993, entered into force on December 25, 1993. The Constitution possesses the supreme legal force, which enshrines the foundations of the constitutional system of Russia, the state structure, the formation of representative, executive, judicial authorities and the system of local self-government, human and civil rights and freedoms, as well as constitutional amendments and revision of the Constitution.