There will be special registers, and men will bring certificates that they are not gay. We learned how officials will be checked for their orientation. Deputy Russian Duma Alexander Khinshtein's proposal to check the orientation of officials before appointing them to posts was put forward after it was agreed upon by people close to Vladimir Putin.

The Ministry of Justice will be responsible for checking officials, as well as the issue of foreign agents. It is this ministry that will be obliged to compile registers of officials, deputies and candidates for positions in power who are suspected or found to have a non-traditional sexual orientation.

The compilation of registers will begin with candidates for officials, but plans include checking all current government officials. Both at the federal level and at the regional level. Inspections and compilation of registers will take from six months to a year.

The Ministry of Justice will also have to draw up a questionnaire that will be filled out by all officials and candidates for positions in government. There will be questions not only about sexual orientation, but also about attitudes to traditional Russian values, perceptions of abortion, and so on. There will also be questions about contacts with people of non-traditional sexual orientation, their presence among relatives and close friends.

Men who will apply for positions of power will also have to bring a certificate from a doctor stating that they have not engaged in same-sex sex. All current male officials will be required to provide such certificates, but later than applicants for positions.

Checks of candidate officials and current officials in test mode may begin in the next month or two - even before the adoption of any laws on this topic.