Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new ROMANOV Dynasty continued this policy of expansion across Siberia to the Pacific. Under PETER I (ruled 1682-1725), hegemony was extended to the Baltic Sea and the country was renamed the Russian Empire. During the 19th century, more territorial acquisitions were made in Europe and Asia. Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 contributed to the Revolution of 1905, which resulted in the formation of a parliament and other reforms. Repeated devastating defeats of the Russian army in World War I led to widespread rioting in the major cities of the Russian Empire and to the overthrow in 1917 of the imperial household. The communists under Vladimir LENIN seized power soon after and formed the USSR. The brutal rule of Iosif STALIN (1928-53) strengthened communist rule and Russian dominance of the Soviet Union at a cost of tens of millions of lives. After defeating Germany in World War II as part of an alliance with the US (1939-1945), the USSR expanded its territory and influence in Eastern Europe and emerged as a global power. The USSR was the principal adversary of the US during the Cold War (1947-1991). The Soviet economy and society stagnated in the decades following Stalin’s rule, until General Secretary Mikhail GORBACHEV (1985-91) introduced glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) in an attempt to modernize communism, but his initiatives inadvertently released forces that by December 1991 splintered the USSR into Russia and 14 other independent republics.
Following economic and political turmoil during President Boris YELTSIN's term (1991-99), Russia shifted toward a centralized authoritarian state under the leadership of President Vladimir PUTIN (2000-2008, 2012-present) in which the regime seeks to legitimize its rule through managed elections, populist appeals, a foreign policy focused on enhancing the country's geopolitical influence, and commodity-based economic growth. Russia faces a largely subdued rebel movement in Chechnya and some other surrounding regions, although violence still occurs throughout the North Caucasus.
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Displaying 301 - 305 of 1046Regional Law No. 1559-OZ “On calculation of the price of land plots pertaining to regional state ownership and plots of land with undelimited state ownership in case of conclusion of purchase and sale contracts for such plots of land without tenders an...
This Regional Law establishes the modalities of calculation of the price of land plots pertaining to regional state ownership and plots of land with undelimited state ownership in case of conclusion of purchase and sale contracts for such plots of land without tenders and open-ended payment.
Regional Law No. 133-V-Z amending Regional Law No. 177-IV-Z “On regulation of land relations”.
Article 3 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Regional Government shall have the following plenary powers: (a) establishment of the modalities of calculation of public servitude fees and terms and conditions of payment thereof; and (b) transfer of land from one category to another”.
Amends: Regional Law No. 177-IV-Z “On regulation of land relations”. (2011-04-01)
Federal Law No. 218-FZ “On state registration of immovable property”.
This Federal Law regulates relations originating in the sphere of cadastre registration of immovable property and release of data from the Unified state register of immovable property. Each object of immovable property inserted in the Unified state register of immovable property shall be attributed unique and invariable registration number on the territory of the Russian Federation. Objects of immovable property shall be based upon geodetic and mapping schemes. Cadastre of immovable property shall contain basic and additional data.
Regional Law No. 162-z “On price of some plots of land located in urban areas and destined for agricultural production without constructions nor edifices thereon”.
This Regional Law establishes that price of a plot of land located in urban areas and destined for agricultural production, without constructions nor edifices thereon, already allotted to peasant farm on condition of permanent (open-ended) possession or as lifelong hereditary possession in case of purchase thereof by the aforesaid categories of tenants shall be 15 percent of estimated cadastre value at the date of submittal of application.
Order No. 306 of the Ministry of Natural Resources validating the Regulation on requirements set for description of boundaries of hunting grounds.
This Order establishes that the description of the boundaries of hunting grounds shall begin from North-western point proceeding sequentially for Northern, Eastern, Southern and finally Western boundaries. Segments shall be selected proceeding from configuration of the territory. Description of boundaries of hunting areas without navigation equipment shall be possible proceeding by distinct orienting points, shorelines and mountainous areas.