The 1922 Land Code of the RSFSR (russian: Земельный кодекс, ''Zemelniy kodeks'') was the first principal document that systemized

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in the

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. It was adopted at the 4th session of the

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(VTsIK) and carried into effect on December 1, 1922. The 1922 Land Code was elaborated under the supervision and with the direct participation of

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. The main purpose of the code was to regulate the land tenure by rural communities. Similar land codes were adopted by other republics of the

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between 1922 and 1929. After the universal

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, land codes of the Soviet republics lost their significance. In 1970-1971, the

adopted new land codes in all of the republics. The 1970 Land Code of the RSFSR was adopted on December 1, 1970. In modern

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the 2001 Land Code of the Russian Federation (Земельный кодекс Российской Федерации от 25 октября 2001 г. N 136-ФЗ), with a number of later amendments is in effect.The 2001 Land Code of the Russian Federation
with amendments of 2003, 2004 and 2005

References

Land Code, 1922 Land Code, 1922 Official documents of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Soviet law {{Russia-hist-stub

See also

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