DUMA PASSES LAND LAW.

Publication: Monitor Volume: 1 Issue: 53

The Russian Duma gave preliminaryapproval to a bill that would set the rules for the privatizationof land, and would allow land to be held either by the governmentor by private citizens, Russian television reported July 14. Sucha land code is needed to provide a foundation for Western investmentand for the development of Russian agriculture.

Duma Election Law Opens the Door for Fraud.