SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 6-K

                        REPORT of Foreign Private Issuer

                    Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                             Date: November 03, 2003

                         Commission file number 1-14748

                           OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY OF
                         LONG DISTANCE AND INTERNATIONAL
                          TELECOMMUNICATIONS ROSTELECOM
                          Doing Business as Rostelecom
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

                             THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
                         (Jurisdiction of organization)

                         14 1ST TVERSKAYA-YAMSKAYA STR.
                              125047 MOSCOW, RUSSIA
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

          Registrant's telephone number, international: +7 095 973 9940

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                          Form 20-F   X             Form 40-F
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     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained  in this  Form is  also  thereby  furnishing  the  information  to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                          Yes                       No   X
                               ---                      ---

         If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):  82-________

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     On November  03, 2003,  Svyazinvest,  Russia's  largest  telecommunications
holding company, and Open Joint Stock Company of Long Distance and International
Telecommunications  Rostelecom (the "Company") announced that Rostelecom's Board
of Directors has appointed Dmitry Y. Yerokhin as the new General Director of the
Company. A copy of the press release announcing tariff change is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.

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                                    SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.





Date:    November 03, 2003               By:  /s/ Petr Debrianski
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                                         Name:   Petr Debrianski
                                         Title:  Deputy Finance Director

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


The following exhibit has been disclosed as part of this Form 6-K:


Exhibit Number           Description

    EX-99                English translation of the press release announced
                         that Rostelecom's Board of Directors has appointed
                         Dmitry Y. Yerokhin as the new General Director of
                         Rostelecom.