In 1992 and 1993 a constant war between President Yeltsin and the Russian parliament became known as "
war of laws" when presidential decrees issued by president Yeltsin were overturned by separate legislation adopted by the parliament. The war reached its peak in October 1993 when Yeltsin
ordered to shoot the
parliament building. Following the referendum of 1993 which resulted in the enacting of new constitution, many decrees issued by Yeltsin, a process which was shrinking as the legislative vacuum filled-in by enacting of various laws thus limiting the range of presidential discretion. ==See also==