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In January, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced sweeping reforms to the Russian constitution, resulting in the surprise resignation of his entire cabinet. The 200+ amendments make a number of changes, including outlawing gay marriage, increasing the minimum wage, and removing term limits for the Russian presidency. The amendments were put to a referendum, with voting taking place June 25 - July 1st.
Andrei Kolesnikov, senior fellow and the chair of the Russian Domestic Politics and Political Institutions Program at the Carnegie Moscow Center, joins Laura to discuss what the referendum results suggest about Russian support for Putin and his ideology.
Read more from Andrei:
The Eternal Putin
Putin’s Majority 3.0
Did Putin Just Appoint Himself President for Life?
Planning for a (Not-So) Post-Putin Russia
What Are Russians Protesting About?
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