Treaty of Federation

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The Treaty of Federation (Russian: Федеративный договор) was a treaty signed on 31 March 1992 in Moscow between the Russian government and 18 of the 20 autonomous republics of Russia.^[1] The objective of the treaty was to prevent ethnic separatist movements from disintegrating the newly independent Russian Federation, as had happened to the Soviet Union.^[1]

The autonomous regions agreed to remain part of Russia in return for a greater autonomy and a larger share of natural resources.^[1] Chechenya and Tatarstan refused to sign the treaty.^[1] The treaty established republics as having greater power compared to other federal subjects of Russia.^[2] This legal imbalance was addressed by the Russian Constitution of 1993, which stipulated that all federal subjects had equal rights in their relationships with the federal government.^[2]

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