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WikiLeaks Cables Paint Russia as 'Mafia State'

(Dec. 2) -- Russia is a "virtual mafia state" where government officials, oligarchs and organized crime are bound together by corruption, bribery and protection rackets, according to U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks. The documents -- published by British daily The Guardian, one of five media outlets given...

Moscow Ex-Mayor's Biggest Legacy Totters

(Oct. 10) -- Less than a week after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev dismissed Yuri Luzhkov as mayor of Moscow, officials started proposing the banishment of the most conspicuous and controversial symbol of his 18-year reign: a 315-foot monument to Peter the Great that towers over the Moscow River opposite the Kremlin....

Russian President Fires Troublesome Moscow Mayor

(Sept. 28) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today sacked Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, who has ruled the capital for almost two decades, putting an end to a long-simmering conflict with one of his most vocal and powerful political opponents. An official statement posted on the Kremlin's website announced that Luzhkov had...

Mesmerized, Moscow Awaits Fall of Its Mighty Mayor

(Sept. 24) -- Yuri Luzhkov, Moscow's once all-powerful mayor, appears to be in the final days of his nearly two-decade reign thanks to a media campaign that most observers believe is coming straight from the Kremlin. Since he was first appointed mayor in 1992 by Boris Yeltsin, Luzhkov has been re-elected four times with...

Drink More, Smoke More, Finance Minister Tells Russians

(Sept. 1)--The things that pass for patriotic duty. Alexei Kudrin, Russia's finance minister, is telling his fellow countrymen and women to keep buying smokes and to pour another drink or two in order to help boost government revenues. "People should understand: Those who drink, those who smoke are doing more to help...

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06/01/12 The socialist family business Source: Estonia Times Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say.
05/18/12 Gay Pride Planned in Moscow Despite Ban Source: RIA Novosti - Russia The LGBT community in the Russian capital will hold a gay pride rally despite City Hall's refusal to authorize the event, gay rights activist Nikolai Alexeyev said on Friday.

Background on yuri luzhkov

Yury Mikhaylovich Luzhkov () (born 21 September 1936) is a Russian politician who was the Mayor of Moscow from 1992 to 2010. He was also vice-chairman and one of the founders of the ruling United Russia party.

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