Some problems of implementation for article 159 of the Russian Federation Criminal Code
N the article the recent version of the article 159 of the Russian Federation Criminal Code, providing criminal responsibility for cheating, is analyzed. Special attention is given to the cheating in the field of immovable property that is a comparatively new kind of crimes against property. The author describes the historical developments in the criminal legislation on responsibility for such type of cheating, gives the examples from modern judicial practice. The proposals de lege ferenda as well as on prevention of such crimes are made.