When President Vladimir Putin threw open the gates for Russians to propose changes to the country’s constitution, the rewrite frenzy was on — particularly among nationalists, social conservatives, chauvinists and militants, who all dream of a Russia even more strident and militaristic.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves after addressing the Federal Assembly at the Manezh exhibition hall in downtown Moscow on Jan. 15, 2020.