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'The constitution should be sealed for another 15 years'

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Published: 30 December, 2008, 20:37

Dmitry Medvedev delivering an address about the constitution during the 15th anniversary of the adoption of Russia's post-Soviet constitution, December 12, 2008 (AFP Photo / Natalia Kolesnikova)

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Aleksandr Pikaev, from the Institute for World Economy and International Relations in Moscow said it was a historic change to the constitution but Russia's leaders will realize that further changes are not possible.

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