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Legislation

Russia · Government / Government of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

7Records
1874–2013Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1874

Dmitri Milyutin1 January 1874

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Passes the Conscription Act for all levels of Russian Society. Men are liable to service at the age of 20 with each district providing a quota

1987

Mikhail Sergeyevich GorbachevJune 1987

Government / Government of Russia

The original version of the Soviet Joint Venture Law, which went into effect in June 1987, limited foreign shares of a Soviet venture to 49 percent and required that Soviet citizens occupy the positions of chairman and general manager

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev1987

Government / Government of Russia

This record states: Gorbachev presents the Law on the State Enterprise, factories and mines the right to decide what to produce after satisfying the basic requirements of the state planning authorities.

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev1987

Government / Government of Russia

This record states: Gorbachev presents the Law on the State Enterprise, prices were to be set by enterprises and not the planning authorities.

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev1987

Government / Government of Russia

This record states: Limited foreign shares of a Soviet venture to 49 percent and required that Soviet citizens occupy the positions of chairman and general manager.

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev1987

Government / Government of Russia

This record states: The original version of the Soviet Joint Venture Law, which went into effect in June 1987.

2013

Vladimir Vladimirovich PutinJune 2013

Government / Government of Russia

Putin and the United Russia party backed stricter legislation against the LGBT community, in Saint Petersburg, Archangelsk and Novosibirsk; a law against "homosexual propaganda" (which prohibits such symbols as the rainbow flag as well as published works containing homosexual content) was adopted by the State Duma

Names involved

Dmitri MilyutinMikhail Sergeyevich GorbachevVladimir Vladimirovich Putin

Provenance

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