Editing Politics of Russia (section)

===The Federation Treaty and regional power===
[[File:Vladimir Putin 24 May 2001-1.jpg|thumb|Russian President Putin with local residents in [[Lensk]], Sakha Republic]]
The [[Federation Treaty]] was signed in March 1992 by President Yeltsin and most leaders of the autonomous republics and other ethnic and geographical subunits. The treaty consisted of three separate documents, each pertaining to one type of regional jurisdiction. It outlined powers reserved for the central government, shared powers, and residual powers to be exercised primarily by the subunits. Because Russia's new constitution remained in dispute in the Federal Assembly at the time of ratification, the Federation Treaty and provisions based on the treaty were incorporated as amendments to the 1978 constitution. A series of new conditions were established by the 1993 constitution and by bilateral agreements.