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et al. Despite writing the main report for the conference, Zorkin later left the
Concord foundation due to his warnings from the Court regarding political activities. Following this, Zorkin stopped political activities and, as a non-president, he reportedly disagreed with the majority decision more
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Ten years after the court's decision that made him famous, on
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Zorkin and Putin in May 2023. Zorkin was showing a map of the 17th century made by the French. He exclaimed, "Why did I bring this? Mr
President, there is no Ukraine here."
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3rd class (18 February 2008) – for his great contribution to the development of constitutional justice in the
Russian Federation and many years of fruitful activity
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2nd class (19 October 2011) – for outstanding contribution to strengthening the constitutional foundations of
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frequently than other judges in the court. In 1995, for example, he voiced dissent over a Court ruling that the
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were removed from the Constitutional Court after a vote of 5 against 4 over their political activity.
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over a number of issues. This included his decision to ban the Communist Party and, later, the
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