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Trending Law in Russia — the 7 days to 25 October 2026

The 99 most-viewed law on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 25 October 2026 (Russian-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: unfriendly countries list. Data as of 25 October 2026.

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unfriendly countries list
list of countries viewed as enemies by Russia
2,904
views
2
Code of Hammurabi
Babylonian code of law or conduct
📚 3 citations
2,351
views
3
Russian foreign agent law
2012 Russian law
📚 1 citation
1,812
views
4
Lend-Lease
United States foreign policy during World War II
📚 5 citations
1,785
views
5
sharia
Islamic law
📚 9 citations
1,074
views
6
Sobornoye Ulozheniye
legal code promulgated in 17th century Russia
📚 1 citation
768
views
7
Marshall Plan
American initiative for foreign aid to Western Europe following World War II
📚 9 citations 📰 7 stories · 3 sources
737
views
8
Hanafism
Hanafism
one of the four major schools of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence
📚 2 citations
693
views
9
fratricide in the Ottoman Empire
688
views
10
denazification
denazification
process by which former civilian and military members of Nazi Germany, under Allied Control Council authority, participated in abandonment of Nazi principles
📚 6 citations
614
views
11
hypothec
legal right over a debtor's property
📚 7 citations
595
views
12
document
document
form for preservation of structured and identified information
📚 9 citations
570
views
13
Vienna Convention on Road Traffic
an international treaty designed to facilitate international road traffic and to increase road safety by establishing standard traffic rules among the contracting parties.
📚 2 citations
550
views
14
Criminal Code of Russia
Russian criminal law, commenced 1997
📚 1 citation
550
views
15
Salic law
Salic law
major body of Frankish law governing all the Franks of Frankia under the rule of its kings during the Old Frankish Period
📚 2 citations
533
views
16
Magnitsky Act
bill passed by the U.S. Congress intending to punish Russian officials responsible for the death of Sergei Magnitsky
📚 2 citations
516
views
17
Halakha
Jewish rabbinical law
📚 5 citations
514
views
18
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
declaration adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly
📚 13 citations
514
views
19
Russian 2022 war censorship laws
group of federal laws promulgated by the Russian government
📚 1 citation
508
views
20
citizenship of Russia
citizenship of Russia
Russian nationality
📚 2 citations
493
views
21
Civil Code of Russia
prime source of civil law for the Russian Federation
📚 2 citations
490
views
22
Civil Code of the French
civil code of 1804
📚 2 citations
460
views
23
Russian LGBT propaganda law
Russian law banning distribution of information about homosexuality, bisexuality, and transgender people
446
views
24
penal transportation
relocation of convicted criminals to a distant place
📚 2 citations
347
views
25
Yassa
secret written code of law created by Genghis Khan
345
views
26
public domain
public domain
no exclusive intellectual property rights apply
📚 5 citations 📰 16 stories · 10 sources
343
views
27
Convention on the Rights of the Child
international treaty about the rights of children
📚 11 citations
333
views
28
Russian labour law
labour code
321
views
29
The Digest of Laws of the Russian Empire
code of laws in the Russian Empire
320
views
30
Russian undesirable organizations law
Russian law during ruling of Vladimir Putin
303
views
31
Shafi'i
Shafi'i
school of Islamic jurisprudence
📚 2 citations
300
views
32
Dima Yakovlev Law
Russian law forbidding the adoption of Russian children by American citizens
📚 2 citations
276
views
33
Крестьянский выход
273
views
34
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
U.S. law
📚 4 citations
268
views
35
Sovereign Internet Law
2019 amendments to Russian Internet legislation
📚 1 citation
252
views
36
Russian gender reassignment ban law
Russian law passed in 2023 banning gender reassignment
228
views
37
treaty
express agreement between nations under international law
📚 10 citations
226
views
38
Homestead Acts
United States federal laws (1860s-1930s) granting ownership of land
📚 4 citations
217
views
39
Statutes of Lithuania
16th-century codification of legislation of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
📚 4 citations
213
views
40
Tax Code of Russia
Russian tax law
📚 1 citation
212
views
41
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
international maritime law
📚 3 citations
209
views
42
Уголовно-процессуальный кодекс Российской Федерации
208
views
43
Hanbalism
Hanbalism
one of the schools or madhabs of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam
📚 2 citations
206
views
44
United States nationality law
uniform rule of naturalization of the United States set out in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
📚 1 citation
204
views
45
Didache
Didache
1st-century Koine Greek Christian text
📚 3 citations
195
views
46
"About Personal Data"
federal law of the Russian Federation
192
views
47
Criminal Code of Finland
Finnish Act 39/1889
📚 2 citations
187
views
48
building code
set of rules that specify the standards for constructed objects such as buildings and nonbuilding structures
📚 6 citations
186
views
49
same-sex marriage in the United States
marriage between members of the same gender within the United States of America
184
views
50
Corpus Juris Civilis
collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence as codified by Justinian
📚 4 citations
177
views
51
Freight rate
cost of transporting goods
📚 1 citation
175
views
52
Christmas fast
Christmas fast
period of abstinence and penance practiced by the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches
📚 3 citations
171
views
53
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
treaty adopted by United Nations General Assembly in 1966
📚 15 citations
171
views
54
1975 Icelandic women's strike
women's strike in Iceland on 24 October 1975
170
views
55
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
U.S. federal statute known as Obamacare
📚 8 citations
170
views
56
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1868 amendment addressing citizenship rights, civil and political liberties
📚 4 citations
168
views
57
Pskov Judicial Charter
legal code of the Pskov Republic
166
views
58
Chemical Weapons Convention
international treaty banning chemical weapons
📚 4 citations
166
views
59
Malikism
one of four major schools of madhhab of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam
📚 6 citations
159
views
60
Закон о поиске экстремистских материалов
157
views
61
LGBT parenting
LGBT people parenting one or more children
📚 6 citations
152
views
62
law of Moses
the Torah or the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
📚 2 citations
147
views
63
Roman citizenship
citizenship in ancient Rome
📚 5 citations
146
views
64
visa policy of Russia
policy which denotes whether a citizen of a foreign country requires an electronic visa or a visa to enter Russia
145
views
65
Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation
executive order issued by president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed southern slaves
📚 1 citation
143
views
66
Criminal Code of the RSFSR (1960)
criminal statute, a source of the Russian criminal law since 1961 till 1997
136
views
67
Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch
Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch
civil code of Germany
📚 4 citations
131
views
68
penal labor
work that prisoners are required to perform
📚 7 citations
131
views
69
Code of Justinian
part of the 6th century codification of Roman law
📚 2 citations
130
views
70
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
1974 international treaty for maritime safety
📚 3 citations
130
views
71
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
treaty that lays the framework for most diplomatic relationships
📚 2 citations
130
views
72
Housing Code of Russia
127
views
73
Convention on International Civil Aviation
Convention on International Civil Aviation
international treaty that established the ICAO
📚 1 citation
127
views
74
visa policy of the United States
policy on permits required to enter the United States and its unincorporated territories
125
views
75
Ramsar Convention
Ramsar Convention
international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands
📚 4 citations
124
views
76
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
1969 United Nations treaty
📚 3 citations
123
views
77
Ukrainian citizenship
body of law
121
views
78
right of revolution
concept in political philosophy
118
views
79
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
international treaty to ban nuclear explosions
📚 4 citations
115
views
80
Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022
US Legislation authorising arms transfers to Ukraine
📚 5 citations
111
views
81
Penal Code of the Russian Empire 1845
110
views
82
Outer Space Treaty
treaty that forms the basis of international space law
📚 4 citations 📰 2 stories · 2 sources
106
views
83
Ja'fari School
school of jurisprudence (fiqh) in Twelver
📚 1 citation
102
views
84
freedoms of the air
set of international commercial aviation rights
📚 2 citations
99
views
85
Genocide Convention
1948 United Nations resolution which legally defined genocide
📚 1 citation
99
views
86
Nakagin Capsule Tower
former building in Tokyo, Japan (1970-2022)
📚 10 citations
98
views
87
Constitutio Criminalis Carolina
Holy Roman Empire legislation
📚 3 citations
95
views
88
Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation
first constitution of the United States (1781–1789)
📚 3 citations
93
views
89
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964
landmark U.S. civil rights and labor law
📚 10 citations
92
views
90
On Protecting Children from Information Harmful to Their Health and Development
law
91
views
91
Apostolic Canons
Apostolic Canons
4th-century Syrian Ancient church order
📚 1 citation
91
views
92
Kansas–Nebraska Act
Kansas–Nebraska Act
1854 United States legislation promoted by Stephen A. Douglas which repealed the Missouri Compromise line and disrupted the Compromise of 1850
📚 1 citation
89
views
93
Бюджетный кодекс Российской Федерации
89
views
94
Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act
act of the 106th United States Congress (1999–2001)
📚 1 citation
87
views
95
Criminal Code of Ukraine
National code of criminal legislation
📚 1 citation
86
views
96
Pushkin's complete collected works
Pushkin's complete collected works 1937-1959 Academy edition
84
views
97
Statut uniwersytecki 1863 roku
82
views
98
Criminal Code of the RSFSR (1926)
82
views
99
Федеральный закон «Об информации, информационных технологиях и о защите информации»
81
views