In the book Constitutional Justice: Procedure and Meaning, Valery Zorkin returns to the doctrine of national identity and discusses the role of constitutional control, which is designed to “humble the destructive effect of political prominences and protect society.” He recalls that the socio-cultural situation in Russia differs significantly from the situation in the old democracies of Europe — and these differences must be taken into account. At the same time, the Constitutional Court, as Mr. Zorkin notes, demonstrated a willingness to overcome, if necessary, stereotypes of mass consciousness — as was the case, for example, with the abolition of the death penalty. The Chairman of the Court recalls that in Russia has had an indefinite moratorium on the use of the death penalty since 1996, which was introduced by virtue of the commitments made when the country joined the The Council of Europe. This moratorium was confirmed in 1999 and 2009 by the
