Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Constitutional Court of the RSFSR Act was adopted on the 12th of July 1991. The court started functioning in October 1991 after thirteen members were elected by the Fifth Congress of People's Deputies.
Boris Yeltsin suspended the work of the Constitutional Court of Russia on the 7th of October 1993. His decree stated the institution was in deep crisis and led to the repeal of the original act on the 24th of December 1993.
Vladimir Yaroslavtsev gave an interview to El País on the 31st of August 2009 claiming security services had undermined judicial independence within Russia. The court accused him of undermining its authority in violation of the judicial code and he was forced to resign shortly after.
Federal authorities moved the court headquarters from Moscow to Saint Petersburg following a Federal Constitutional Law signed on the 5th of February 2007. The relocation required completion between February 1 and the 20th of May 2008 involving land allocation on Krestovsky Island.
The Constitutional Court consists of eleven judges with a quorum requirement of eight members. Valery Zorkin serves as the current president of the court while regular judges must retire at age 70.