Kramer, Andrew E. (3 de marzo de 2020). «Putin Proposes Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriage». Consultado el 8 de junio de 2020. «By including an amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman, "they are reinventing the vote as a referendum for traditional values," said Ekaterina Schulmann, a Moscow-based political scientist.»
«Putin Proposes to Enshrine God, Heterosexual Marriage in Constitution»(en inglés). 2 de marzo de 2020. Consultado el 8 de junio de 2020. «Putin's fourth stint in the Kremlin has seen a strong pivot to more conservative policies, with groups promoting fundamentalist Orthodox Christian views gaining more legitimacy and liberal viewpoints attacked as Moscow's relations with the West have soured.»