The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation considers the legitimacy of the Russian President's executive orders on prohibiting the USSR Communist Party and the Russian Communist Party, as well as reviewing the compliance of the USSR Communist Party and the Russian Communist Party with the Constitution. Left: Alexander Yakovlev, former secretary of the USSR Communist Party, member of the Political Bureau, member of the USSR Presidential Council, Senior Advisor to the USSR President, State Councilor of the USSR President, one of the ideologists and "architects" of the perestroika and witness in the case, before the hearing.