This 2005 speech by Ella Pamfilova at the UN Commission on Human Rights outlines the relationship between the Russian state and civil society under President Vladimir Putin. Pamfilova describes the transformation of the Presidential Commission on Human Rights into the more influential Presidential Council for Civil Society Institutions, highlighting its role in criminal justice reform and addressing human rights issues in Chechnya. The document includes critiques of the Russian government's 'Bolshevik methods' in implementing social reforms like benefit monetization and mentions the 2004 decree intended to support the NGO sector. Notably, handwritten marginalia reference 'VVP' (Putin) and express opposition to activist Aleksandr Podrabinek. While the document focuses on human rights mechanisms, it touches on the political climate and state control during the period following the 1999 apartment bombings and the Second Chechen War.