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: April 21, 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  April  17,  2003,  Open  Joint  Stock  Company  of  Long  Distance  and
International  Telecommunications  Rostelecom  (the  "Company")  announced  that
Company's  Board of  Directors  sets date for the Annual  General  Shareholders'
Meeting and recommends  dividend  payment for 2002 financial year. A copy of the
press release  announcing the decisions of Board of Directors 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:    April 21, 2003             By:  /s/  Vladimir I. Androsik
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                                       Name:  Vladimir I. Androsik
                                       Title: Deputy General Director-
                                              Finance Director



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



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


Exhibit Number            Description
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1.                        English translation of the press release
                          announced the decisions of Board of
                          Directors on Annual General Shareholders'
                          Meeting matters.