Constitution of the Russian Federation 1993, as amended to 2022
Religious Law
  • English
    1. The Russian Federation shall be a secular state. No religion may be established as the State religion or as obligatory.
    2. Religious associations shall be separate from the State and shall be equal before the law. (Art. 14)
  • Russian
    1. Российская Федерация - светское государство. Никакая религия не может устанавливаться в качестве государственной или обязательной.
    2. Религиозные объединения отделены от государства и равны перед законом. (Статья 14)
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Constitution of the Russian Federation 1993, as amended to 2020 (English), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2023). Consolidated version as amended to 2022 not publicly available, 2022 amendments concern provision (Art. 65) that is not of direct relevance to the database. According to Art. 68: “1. The State language of the Russian Federation in all of its territory shall be Russian language ...”

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Constitution of the Russian Federation 1993, as amended to 2022 (Russian), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2023).

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