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 816 - 820 of 1046Regional Law No. 344 “On the objects of cultural heritage”.
This Regional Law regulates relations in the sphere of state protection, conservation management and promotion of the objects of cultural heritage. Objects of cultural heritage shall include historical land-use planning of urban and inhabited areas, landscape architecture and urban forests. Authorized regional state institution in the sphere of objects of cultural heritage shall be responsible for management, protection and conservation thereof. Objects of cultural heritage shall be subject to mandatory state registration and monitoring.
Regional Law No. 276 “On gardening, vegetable growing and subsistence farming non-governmental entities”.
This Regional Law shall be applicable to all gardening, horticultural and subsistence farming non-commercial organizations, non-governmental entities and cooperatives. It regulates the issues of state registration of the aforesaid entities and establishes legal status thereof. Citizens shall be granted the right to carry our gardening, horticulture and subsistence farming either as cooperatives and associations or individually. Farmers must develop their land plots for agricultural purposes within three years since the date of allotment and ensure purposeful use of land plots.
Regional Law No. 105 “On particulars of regulation of land relations”.
This Regional Law regulates land relations concerning land-use planning, urban land zoning and land tenure of public land. It establishes that land tenure shall be performed exclusively in accordance with purposeful use of land. Land classification by categories, including classification of public and municipal land as agricultural land, transfer of land from one category to another shall be carried out by the supreme regional executive body.
Regional Law No. 70-OZ “On maximum land area that can be owned or held in tenancy by subsistence farmers”.
This Regional Law establishes that maximum land area that can be owned or held in tenancy by subsistence farmers shall be 19 ha.
Regional Law No. 265-49 “On land control”.
This Regional Law establishes general principles for exercising state control over land tenure and land management on the regional territory with a view of enforcement of land legislation. Land control shall be carried out by the authorized state regional institution. The scope of state land control shall be to ensure compliance with land legislation by all natural and legal persons, officials, prevention and identification of land offences.