The Presidential Library to spotlight topical issues of the constitutional law of the Russian Federation

On December 14, 2021 at 10:30 the Presidential Library will host the fourth annual conference "The Constitution of Russia Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow", timed to coincide with the Constitution Day of the Russian Federation. The conference is organized by the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center Foundation, the Presidential Library, the Commissioner for Human Rights in St. Petersburg and the St. Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics.

The event will broadcast live on the Presidential Library's portal in Live broadcasts section and on the institution's YouTube channel.

The conference will be held in a face-to-face-distance format using video communication. Two plenary discussions are envisaged by leading experts in constitutional law: "The Constitution of the Russian Federation - a look beyond the horizon" and "Changes in the Constitution - changes in society".

Constitutional Court's judge retired, Head of the Department of Judicial Power of the Faculty of Law of the Higher School of Economics Tamara Morshchakova, Dean of the Higher School of State Audit of Moscow State University Sergey Shakhrai, Deputy of the Moscow City Duma, Professor NRU HSE Vladimir Ryzhkov, President of the Foundation for Constitutional Reforms, Associate Professor of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation Oleg Rumyantsev, Professor of the HSE Faculty of Law Mikhail Krasnov, Professor of the HSE Faculty of Social Sciences Andrei Medushevsky, Professor of the Institute of Governance and Regional Development of the RANEPA Emil Markvart, Deputy of the Legislative Assembly Petersburg, Vice-President of the European Ombudsman Institute Alexander Shishlov and others suppose to attend the event.

Aide to the President of the Russian Federation in 1994-1997, President of the Indem Foundation for Applied Political Research, Professor of the RANEPA Georgy Satarov has been invited to read the Yeltsin Memorial Lecture.

The conference is of a scientific and educational nature. The event will be attended by students, postgraduates, teachers of law, management and political science faculties of St. Petersburg universities.

The materials of the conference will be published in the national scientific and political journal "Vlast", the editor-in-chief of which is the chairman of the organizing committee of the conference "The Constitution of Russia Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow", Plenipotentiary Representative of the St. Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics Sergei Tsyplyaev.

Accreditation of media representatives is until 12:00 December 13, 2021.

Please forward applications for accreditation following the attached form marked “Media Accreditation” to the following e-mail addresses: media@prlib.ru, pechnikova@prlib.ru Tatyana Pechnikova, tel.: (812) 305-16-21, ext. 534; mob. +7 921 998-06-78.

The letter should contain the full name, date and place of birth, passport data (series, number, place of registration), a list of carry-on equipment, contact phone numbers, the name of the media.

We draw the attention of the media representatives that it is necessary to forward applications for accreditation and arrive at the event in advance.

Entrance to the Presidential Library is carried out only by prior registration and upon showing a passport: for media representatives - through entrance № 2, participants and guests of the event - through entrance № 1.

In order to reduce the risks of the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the use of personal protective equipment during the event is mandatory for all attendees.