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.
Russia is a semi-presidential federation.
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Displaying 581 - 585 of 1046Regional Law No. 16-GD “On cadastre registration of plots of land”.
This Regional Law regulates the issues of preparation, elaboration and location of plots of land on cadastre scheme or cadastre map on the respective territory. It shall be applicable to: (a) public or municipal land allotted for housing construction; (b) public or municipal land destined for sale; (c) public agricultural land allotted for peasant and family farming. Cadastre scheme shall contain boundaries of plots of land, land area, location and “validated” print.
Regional Law No. 610-KZ “On land-use planning in accordance with the decisions of the regional executive bodies”.
This Regional Law establishes the modalities of preparation of the regional documentation for land-use planning in accordance with the decisions of the regional executive bodies. Competent regional authority shall make decisions related to preparation of land-use planning documentation at request of the authorized regional institutions responsible for elaboration and processing of land-use planning documentation, taking into consideration proposals of natural or legal persons related to territorial land-use planning.
Regional Law 37-GD “On registration of citizens with three and more dependent children that want to purchase in ownership free of charge plots of land pertaining to public or municipal property”.
This Regional Law regulates the procedure of registration of citizens with three and more dependent children that want to purchase in ownership free of charge plots of land pertaining to public or municipal property for housing construction. Documents required for access to this program are listed in this Regional Law.
Regional Law No. 35-ZAO amending Regional Law No. 39-ZAO “On regulation of land relations”.
Article 5 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Minimum and maximum land areas related to plots of public and municipal agricultural land allotted for family farming shall be set as follows: (a) maximum – 15 ha; minimum – 0,5 ha”.
Amends: Regional Law No. 39-ZAO “On regulation of land relations”. (2009-06-19)
Regional Law No. 1876-OZ “On some issues of allotment of plots of land free of charge in ownership to citizens”.
The scope of this Regional Law shall be to regulate some issues related to allotment of plots of land free of charge in ownership to citizens. Plots of public and municipal land can be allotted in tenancy free of charge for subsidiary smallholding and family farming to natural persons that are local residents for the period not exceeding six years in all municipal districts within regional boundaries.