- 1922 Land Code
The 1922 Land Code of the RSFSR ("Земельный кодекс" in Russian, or Zemelniy kodeks) was the first principal document that systemized land
legislation in theRSFSR . It was adopted at the 4th session of theAll-Russian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK)) and carried into effect onDecember 1 ,1922 .The 1922 Land Code was elaborated under the supervision and with the direct participation of
Vladimir Lenin . The main purpose of the code was to regulate the land tenure by rural communities. Similar land codes were adopted by otherSoviet republics between 1922 and1929 . After the universalagricultural collectivization , land codes of the Soviet republics lost their significance.In
1970 -1971 , the Soviets adopted new land codes in all of the republics. The1970 Land Code of the RSFSR was adopted on December 1, 1970.In modern
Russia the2001 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. [ [http://www.garweb.ru/PROJECT/LAW/doc/12024624/12024624-001.htm The 2001 Land Code of the Russian Federation] with amendments of 2003, 2004 and 2005 ru icon]References
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