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In the aftermath of Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzkov’s spectacular fall from grace, much attention was paid to his authoritarianism, his absenteeism, his penchant for protest quashing and forest crushing, and for the architectural eyesores and snarl...
Amy Knight at the New York Review of Books is the latest writer to push the popular view that Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov’s dismissal was the result of a Putin-Medvedev split (supported by Luzhkov’s statement to CNN that he was ‘su...
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TODAY: Break with Luzhkovian tradition on dissenting rallies? Sobyanin tipped for mayor position; Foreign Ministry says Magnitsky sanctions will hurt US-Russia reset; France opening door to Russia; Kyrgyzstan elections raise local and internationa...
TODAY: Committee to Protect Journalists praises impetus of Investigative Committee; upset over Karpov FIFE defeat; Kremlin considering Kozhin for Moscow. Russia-friendly party poised to give strong performance in Latvian elections; war of wo...
TODAY: US Congress to consider visa bans on officials implicated in Magnitsky death; details emerge on investigations into slain journalists. Conjecture continues on Luzhkov firing; trouble ahead for gay rights Swiss Air protest; Medvedev st...
TODAY: The fall out from the Luzhkov sacking; political post-mortem underway; a bold move by Medvedev? New mayor should be in place by end of October. Estemirova killer apparently identified; Investigative Committee to review cases of ...
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