The number of the so-called ‘dacha amnesty’ applications went up in November 2006, says the executive of Federal Registration Service Administration in Sverdlovsk Region Marina Cherkasova. According to Ms Cherkasova, they got relatively few dacha registration applications in September or October.

‘We expect these figures to soar in December, as the registration fee dropped from 500 RUR to 100 RUR on the first of the month,’ she said.