Russia: Information on the approximate ratio of state-owned to privately owned apartments (or housing) in the larger cities, and on the approximate ratio of state-owned to privately owned apartments (or housing) that are currently being constructed in the larger cities
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | RUS25633.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Russia: Information on the approximate ratio of state-owned to privately owned apartments (or housing) in the larger cities, and on the approximate ratio of state-owned to privately owned apartments (or housing) that are currently being constructed in the larger cities, 1 December 1996, RUS25633.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acdf32.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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The 4 October 1996 ITAR-TASS attachment states:
Housing construction was increased in the first six months of this year [1996], and 1.4 times more private houses were built as compared to 1995. Private houses count for one third of all new housing of Russia. Over 12 million apartments with an overall space of more than 600 million square meters were made property of individuals for free.
Additional information on the above-mentioned topics could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
ITAR-TASS. 4 October 1996. Larisa Smetankina. "Housing Reform Cuts Housing Waiting List by 25 Percent." (NEXIS)
Attachment
ITAR-TASS. 4 October 1996. Larisa Smetankina. "Housing Reform Cuts Housing Waiting List by 25 Percent." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
DIRB databases.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports.
News from Helsinki Watch [New York]. Monthly.
Transition [Prague]. Bi-monthly.
Uncaptive Minds [New York]. Quarterly.
On-line search of media sources.
Two oral sources consulted did not provide information on the requested topic.
Unsuccessful attempts to contact other oral sources.
