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As Russia moves toward privatization of public property, the need for information soars on "how they do it in the US". In June 1997 I was invited by Russian authorities to travel in the Russian Far East as a real estate ambassador. Funding for this volunteer work comes via a USAID grant to the University of Alaska American-Russian Center. The Center has counterpart offices in the RFE, including the cities I visited, Magadan and Khabarovsk. Magadan is Anchorage's sister city; Portland is the sister city to Khabarovsk.

The text of the seminar is available in English as a Word 6.0 document: Russian Real Estate Seminar. A translation in Russian is available through the American Russian Centers in Anchorage and Russia, or send me an e-mail and I will get one for you.

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Photos from Magadan, Khabarovsk

The park beach on the river at Khabarovsk.	Lenin Square at Khabarovsk.		Kiosks are everywhere.
Khabarovsk storefront downtown.	Older buildings at Khabarovsk.		Magadan building near center of town.
Typical apartment building, Magadan, recently privatized.		The beach at Magadan.