He hopes as well to take part in drafting a new Russian constitution.

The 1993 Russian constitution guaranteed the right to alternative civilian service, and a few hundred men managed to claim it by going to court.

During Russian regional constitutions' revision in 2000, these phrases were removed from the document.

He does so in violation of the Russian constitution.

The Izvestia case, he said, is a sideshow compared to the looming battle over a new Russian constitution.

The Russian constitution is already a leftist code of law.

During the same period, it has voted to change the Russian constitution - itself new - on roughly 50 occasions.

He has also warned the commission drafting the new Russian constitution to be aware of regional sensibilities.

The main issues facing the Congress were economic reforms and the new Russian constitution.

The Russian constitution requires at least two candidates for any office, so the elections were canceled.