Choosing April 22 as a date of holding a nationwide vote on amendments to the Constitution is not associated with the birthday of Vladimir Lenin, said Dmitry Peskov. Peskov also said that the birthday of the Soviet political and state figure, not "widely celebrated" in Russia. yesterday head of the state Duma on state building and legislation Pavel Krasheninnikov told reporters that the nationwide expression of the will amendments will be held on April 22, it will be an official paid holiday. Such date has made the initiative to the President Andrei Klishas. The choice, he explained that April 19, ends with the Orthodox position, and on 24 April, Muslims have already begun the Holy month of Ramadan. The leader of fraction of the Communist party Gennady Zyuganov, for his part, said expression of the will cannot be conducted on 22 April, because this day will mark 150 years since the birth of Lenin. at the end of January Putin submitted to the state Duma a draft law on amendments to the Basic law. The changes are aimed at the development of the provisions establishing the foundations of constitutional order, rights and freedoms of man and citizen. The lower house endorsed the document in the first reading. For study set up a working group. According to Putin, it has already received about 900 proposals for amendments to the Constitution. to build the preparations for the vote leader ordered the CEC. <span style="color:darkgray