Russians will be given a copy of the Constitution when they first receive a passport.

Russians receiving a passport for the first time will be presented with a copy of the Constitution. The corresponding decree is published on the website of the government.

This decision will affect both 14-year-old citizens of the Russian Federation who receive their first passport, and foreigners who have taken Russian citizenship.

As emphasized in the press service of the government, this "will increase the level of patriotic education and will contribute to a careful and respectful attitude towards the state symbols of Russia."

The new measure will take effect July 1.

• to hand over a copy of the Constitution along with a passport in the summer of 2020 proposed Russian President Vladimir Putin . Less than a month earlier, amendments were passed to the country's basic law, significantly expanding presidential powers and enabling Putin himself to remain in office until 2036.