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 1, 2002

                         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: +7 095 787 2849

         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
                                  ---                       ---

         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 October 31, 2002, Open Joint Stock Company of Long Distance and
International Telecommunications Rostelecom (the "Company") announced the 2002
nine month results in accordance with Russian Accounting Standards. A copy of
the press release announcing the 2002 nine month results is attached hereto as
Exhibit 1.




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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 1, 2002                   By:/s/ Vladimir I. Androsik
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                                               Name:   Vladimir I. Androsik
                                               Title:  Deputy General Director-
                                                       Finance Director




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                                LIST OF EXHIBITS



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


Exhibits Description


1.   Press release dated October 31, 2002, announcing the 2002 nine month
     results.




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                                                                [OBJECT OMITTED]
PRESS RELEASE

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Moscow, October 31, 2002: Rostelecom 2002 nine months results in accordance with
Russian Accounting Standards.

o    As per  preliminarily  data during the first nine  months of 2002  domestic
     long-distance traffic volume grew by 17%,  international  outgoing - by 11%
     compared to the same period a year ago;

o    Revenue* was up 6.2%**, reaching RUR 15,184.06 mn;

o    Growth in operating  profit was 43% over a year ago, with operating  profit
     amounting  to RUR  6,120.3  mn;

o    Net profit amounted to RUR 4,900.8 mn, almost threefold higher than in the
     first nine months of 2001.

As per  preliminarily  data,  domestic  long-distance  traffic was up 17% versus
first  nine  months  of 2001,  reaching  5,102  million  minutes.  Growth in DLD
revenues was 38.3% over a year ago. DLD revenues reached RUR 6,346.9 mn.

As per preliminarily data, growth in international outgoing traffic was 11% with
traffic reaching 928 million minutes.  Rostelecom outgoing ILD revenues remained
almost unchanged compared to the same period a year ago totaling RUR 5,959 mn.

Total  revenue  reached RUR 15,184.06 mn, which is 6.2% higher than for the same
period last year.

Operating costs during the first nine months of 2002 declined by 9.5%, amounting
to RUR 9,063.7 mn.  Depreciation  decreased  by 19.5% to RUR 3,717.8 mn,  EBITDA
increased by 10.6%.

Operating profit surged by 43% to RUR 6,120.3 mn.

Growth in other  operating  revenues by 150% is explained  mostly by profit from
Sovintel  deal  in the  amount  of RUR  3,025.6  mn.  Other  operating  expenses
increased by 49% to a large extent due to bad debt expense of over RUR 600 mn.

Net profit  increased  by 173% to RUR 4,900.8 mn.  Disregarding  the effect from
Sovintel transaction and bad debt expense, net profit would be RUR 2,996.4 mn or
67% higher than a year ago. .

* Excluding VAT
** Not adjusted for inflation





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  Balance Sheet, RUR `000
                                                         31.12.2001           30.09.2002          Change, %
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<S>                                                 <C>                 <C>               <C>
  ASSETS
  Non-current assets, incl.                              23 555 048           22 951 071          -2.6%
   Intangible assets                                             23                   21          -8.7%
   Fixed assets                                          19 550 604           17 561 329         -10.2%
   Incomplete installations                               2 950 952            3 056 591           3.6%
   Long-term financial investments                        1 053 469            2 333 130         121.5%
  Current assets, incl.                                  13 419 184           17 461 772          30.1%
   Inventories                                            1 167 248            1 101 983          -5.6%
   VAT on obtained property                               2 337 482            2 033 584         -13.0%
   Accounts receivable                                    7 250 612            7 203 114          -0.7%
   Short-term financial investments                       1 129 842            3 701 223         227.6%
   Cash and cash equivalents                              1 534 000            3 348 834         123.1%
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  BALANCE                                                36 974 232           40 412 843           9.3%
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  SHAREHOLDER EQUITY AND
  LIABILITIES
  Shareholder equity                                     16 298 968           20 803 944          27.6%
  Liabilities, incl.                                     20 675 264           19 608 899          -5.2%
   Long-term liabilities                                  9 338 977            8 068 897         -13.6%
   Short-term liabilities                                11 336 287           11 540 002           1.8%
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  BALANCE                                                36 974 232           40 412 843            9.3%
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Profit and Loss Statement, RUR `000


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                                                              9 months ended
                                                       30.09.2001           30.09.2002          Change, %
<S>                                                  <C>                  <C>                 <C>
  Revenue                                                14 293 785           15 184 056           6.2%
  Operating costs, including                            -10 012 480           -9 063 796          -9.5%
       Depreciation                                       4 615 835            3 717 773         -19.5%
  Operating profit                                        4 281 305            6 120 260          43.0%
  Results of other operating activities,                   -789 879            1 600 644           n/a
  including
       Profit from sale of Sovintel                               0            3 025 610
       Bad debt expenses                                          0             -623 941
  Results of other non-sales activities                    -347 937          - 1 257 916         261.5%
  Profit before tax                                       3 143 489            6 462 988         105,6%
   Profit tax                                            -1 344 327           -1 559 613          16.0%
   Extraordinary expenses                                    -1 253               -2 557         104.1%
  Net profit                                              1 797 909            4 900 818         172.6%
Key Ratios
                                                                        9 months ended
                                                           30.09.2001                    30.09.2002
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   Operating margin, %                                          29.95%                         40.31%
   EBITDA margin, %                                             62.24%                         64.79%
   Net margin, %                                                12.58%                         32.28%
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                                                           31.12.2001                     30.09.2002
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   Current liquidity ratio                                     1.23                           1.56
   Financial independence ratio                                0.44                           0.51




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     Certain statements in this press-release are  "forward-looking  statements"
within the meaning of the U.S.  federal  securities  laws and are intended to be
covered by the safe harbors created thereby.

     These  forward-looking  statements are subject to risks,  uncertainties and
other factors,  which could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

     These  risks  include  the risk of changes  the  Company's  operations  and
business prospects,  the general financial and economic circumstances,  relating
to  regulation  of the  Russian  telecommunications  industry  and  the  Russian
legislation; the competition and other risks.

     For a more  detailed  discussion  of  these  and  other  factors,  see  the
Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for its most recently completed fiscal year
and the Company's  other public  filings with The U.S.  Securities  and Exchange
Commission. Many of these factors are beyond the Company's ability to control or
predict. Given these and other uncertainties,  the Company cautions not to place
undue  reliance on any of the  forward-looking  statements  contained  herein or
otherwise.

The Company does not undertake any obligation to release  publicly any revisions
to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the
date hereof or to reflect the  occurrence  of  unanticipated  events,  except as
maybe required under applicable the U.S. federal securities laws.












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