One of the presently most widely discussed problems - privatization - is increasingly emerging out of the sphere of projections and becoming a reality. As indicated by the data from the latest survey conducted by the Center for the Study of Democracy on the problems of privatization, its preparation is at an advanced stage: 13% of the state-owned enterprises are currently being valuated, analysis of the legal state of the property is under way at 22.5% of these enterprises, and 10.2% have been included in privatization programs.