Publisher's Synopsis
The books in "The Butler Commentaries" series follow a standard format with an English translation of the text of a particular law of the former Soviet Union, and an article-by-article, point-by-point explication of the background and provisions of the law. Also included are translations of further enactments and, where appropriate, the relevant edicts and decrees.;This volume focuses on the law on ownership and includes translations of the decree of the USSR Supreme Soviet on the procedure for introducing the law into effect; the edict of the President of the USSR dated 26 October 1990 on foreign investments in the USSR; the law of the RSFSR "On Ownership in the RSFSR"; and the law on the general principles of entrepreneurship of citizens in the USSR.
