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Russian Federation: Opportunities and Risks for Foreign Investors (V. Kvint & J. Gallus).

Geography, Culture, and History (V. Kvint, et al.).

Energy Resources (V. Mihaylov, et al.).

Scientific Resources and Policy (V. Fortov).

POLITICAL STRUCTURE, GOVERNMENT, AND ADMINISTRATION.

National Government (S. Alekseev, et al.).

Regional Government (N. Sevrugin & S. Sobynin).

Foreign Economic Policy (Y. Primakov, et al.).

ECONOMIC STRUCTURE.

Russian Economic Strategy: 1997-2002 (A. Troshin & G. Kuranov).

External Debt (A. Kostin).

Investment Policy (V. Kossov).

Privatization (A. Kokh & S. Ivanenko).

Industry and Agriculture (A. Volskiy, et al.).

Russian Financial Corporation: A State Enterprise (A. Nechaev).

FINANCIAL SYSTEM.

Overview of the Financial System (V. Panskov).

Banking System (Y. Kudimov, et al.).

Emergence of a Commercial Financial System (S. Dubinin, et al.).

Government Debt Market (B. Zlatkis).

Future of the Debt Market for Foreign Investors (K. Bazarkin).

Investing (T. Sanford).

Establishing a Securities Market in Moscow (S. Bezsmertny).

Securities Market: Current Situation, Problems, Goals, and the Future (A. Kolesnikov).

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.

The Labor Market and Work Force (G. Melikian, et al.).

LEGAL SYSTEM.

Legal Status of Foreign Entities (Corporations) (V. Kovalev).

Legal Status of Foreign Citizens (V. Kovalev).

Legal Responsibility for Economic Crimes (V. Kovalev).

Judicial System (S. Romazin).

Foreign Investment: Regulation, Stimulation, and Registration (A. Goroholinsky).

Corporate Law and Its Effect on American Investment (P. Pettibone & N. Alexeeva).

U.S.

Lawyers in Moscow (P. Aftab).

Joint Stock Companies and Limited Liability Companies (Baker & McKenzie).

Intellectual Property Law (P. Aftab).

Antimonopoly Policy and Support for New Economic Structures (L. Bochin).

Environmental Protection Legislation and Regulation (V. Danilov-Danilian).

War on Crime and Corruption: The Judicial System's Role, Functions, and Activities (V. Ovchinsky, et al.).

FOREIGN TRADE AND INVESTMENT.

Foreign Trade and Investment (O. Davydov).

Trade (M. Sarafanov, et al.).

Russian-U.S.

Trade (J. Kalicki, et al.).

Foreign Investment (M. Kopeykin, et al.).

Political and Commercial Risk Insurance (Y. Bugaev, et al.).

Multilateral Institutions (D. Tulin, et al.).

TAX SYSTEM.

Russian Taxation System (H. Horn).

Financial Leasing (S. Antel & T. Orobeiko).

Taxation of Foreign Investors (V. Gusev).

Tax Police Department: Shared Policies and Differences with Western Services (S. Almasov).

Accounting Regulations (E. Lytkina).

REGIONAL ECONOMIES.

Location of Production Resources (A. Adamescu, et al.).

North Region (A. Adamescu, et al.).

Northwest Region (A. Adamescu, et al.).

Center Region (A. Adamescu, et al.).

Volga-Vyatka Region (A. Adamescu, et al.).

Central Black Earth Region (A. Adamescu, et al.).

Volga Region (A. Adamescu, et al.).

Northern Caucasus Region (A. Ademescu, et al.).

Ural Region (A. Adamescu, et al.).

West Siberia Region (A. Adamescu, et al.).

East Siberia Region (A. Adamescu, et al.).

Far East Region (A. Adamescu, et al.).

Kaliningrad Oblast (A. Adamescu, et al.).

Free Economic Zones (A. Adamescu, et al.).

Offshore Zones (A. Adamescu, et al.).

INFRASTRUCTURE.

Transportation System: Perspectives for International Corporation (V. Yefimov).

Information and Telecommunications Systems (A. Golubkov, et al.).

Appendix.

Index.