The participation of citizens in the management of state affairs considered at the Presidential Library’s video lecture

February 12, 2021 the Presidential Library hosted a video lecture entitled "The Constitutional Right of Citizens to Participate in the Management of State Affairs" within the framework of the Knowledge of Russia project. The event was the first in a series of lectures "A Man, his Rights and Freedoms - the Highest Constitutional Value".

The event was free. The meeting was held remotely and was broadcasted live on the Presidential Library's portal in Live broadcasts section in accordance with the program of live events, on the institution's YouTube channel and on the VKontakte social network.

The video lecture was held by Doctor of Law, Professor, Head of the Department of State Law of the Pushkin Leningrad State University Vadim Mamonov. He devoted his speech to Article 32 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. He focused on the participation of citizens in the management of state affairs and analyzed the relationship of this right with others.

The lecture was also timed to coincide with important dates in 2021: elections to the State Duma (September 19); the 30th anniversary of the first All-Russian referendum, at which the post of President of the RSFSR was introduced (March 17); 30th anniversary of the election of the first President of the RSFSR Boris Yeltsin (June 12).

The history of the basic law of our country is spotlighted in the Presidential Library’s materials. They are presented in the special digital collection Constitution - Basic Law. Anyone can study the texts of the constitutions of the Russian state of various historical eras. In addition, the collection contains digital copies of official documents, as well as studies, journalism, memoirs, video materials illustrating the details of the creation of the Basic Law.

In addition, the Presidential Library invites users to learn about the Constitution of our country with the amendments approved during the all-Russian vote on July 1, 2020. The text of the document is available in the collections of the institution as well as on its official portal.