RUSSIAN CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS 2020: SOCIAL STATE OR PUTIN FOREVER?
Journal: Stratejik ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi
Year: 2020

The year of 2020 was to become a triumph year for Putin. His 20th anniversary would be marked by the amendments to the Constitution and the 75th anniversary of the Soviets’ Victory in the World War II. This article seeks to examine 2020 Constitutional amendments in the Russian Federation that were proposed by Putin in January 2020 and that would secure Putin’s power till 2036. The author argues that in order to stay in power after 2024 election, Putin had to propose significant social guarantees