Protected areas in Russia: Legal regulation. An Overview of Federal Laws. Edited by A.S. Shestakov. – Moscow, 2003. 352 pages.
Following the current legal system in Russian Federation, this overview mainly discusses legal regimes of state strict nature reserves (zapovedniks) and national parks. It is first focused on other categories of protected areas as well as specially protected nature areas. The analysis is based on federal laws and by-laws as of December 2002, using the GARANT Reference Legal System.
Released at September 2003