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Party and Ideological Context of Changes of the Constitution of the Russian Federation

The article considers party and ideological context of the way the Russian Constitution and its possible changes are perceived. Based on the analysis of stances of the leading political parties’ leaders, representing ideological segments of modern Russia, an inference is made that majority of them seek to gain political and image advantage from the discussion of the President’s bill. Flawing from these intentions, a forecast is substantiated that the bill will be supported in State Duma by not only “United Russia”, but by Liberal and Democratic Party of Russia and “Fair Russia” as well.